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East Ham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Laboratory Facilities.
As detailed in previous reports, the majority of the specimens
are now sent for examination to the East Ham Memorial Hospital.
The number and nature of these examinations for 1938 are shown below:—
| Specimen | Number |
|---|---|
| Blood (Sedimentation Rate) | 53 |
| Blood for Widal Test | 15 |
| Urine (for Typhoid) | 21 |
| Faeces (For Typhoid) | 30 |
| Mantoux Skin Test (Tuberculosis) | 46 |
| Pleural Effusion | 7 |
| Sputa (for Asbestosis) | 3 |
| Sputa (for Tuberculosis) | 989 |
| Sputa (for Tuberculosis-Antiformin method) | 30 |
| Swabs (for Tuberculosis) | 1 |
| Pus (Cervical Gland) | 1 |
| Sputa Culture | 6 |
| Sputa (Malignant Cells) | 16 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fluid | 3 |
| Total | 1,221 |
Pathological examinations carried out by Counties P.H.
Laboratories during 1938 total 86.
The number of diphtheria swabs examined at the Infectious
Diseases Hospital and the Town Hall Laboratory was as follows,
viz.—
Number. Positive. Negative.
4,084 402 3,682
Of the above total 2,635 were examined at the hospital.
Ambulance Facilities.
General.
The two ambulances operating from the Fire Station carried
out the following work during 1938:—