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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES.
LABORATORY FACILITIES.
Throat swabs, sputa and hairs for ringworm are examined at the
Council's laboratory. The Prince of Wales's Hospital undertakes for
the Council Wassermann tests, Virulence tests, examination of blood for
Typhoid, and other similar serological and bacteriological investigations.
The following is a statement of the examinations made during the
year.
Swabs examined for Diphtheria:—Positive, 246; Negative, 3,421.
Specimens of Sputa examined for Tuberculosis:—Positive, 38;
Negative, 208.
Virulence tests, Diphtheria:—Positive, 5; Negative, 1.
Blood examined for Typhoid group:—Positive, 0; Negative, 5.
Hairs examined for Ringworn:—Positive, 6; Negative, 2.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
The ambulance facilities for the district are described in the 1930
Report. No alteration has taken place in the number of vehicles owned
and controlled by the Council, but during 1935 the Ford School
Children's Bus was replaced by a modern Dennis machine.
The Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade, to whose department the
Tottenham Ambulance Service has been committed, has furnished me
with the following table, which relates to non-infectious cases only:—