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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 Laboratory
undertakes for the Council Wassermann tests, Virulence tests, examinations
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, 201; Negative, 2,563.
Specimens of Sputa examined for Tuberculosis:—Positive, 19;
Negative, 183.
Virulence tests, Diphtheria:—Positive, 4; Negative, 0.
Blood examined for Typhoid group:—Positive, 0; Negative, 3.
Hairs examined for Ringworm:—Positive, 2; Negative, 2.
Stools examined for Dysentery:—Positive, 12; Negative, 7.
Stools examined for Typhoid:—1 (Negative).
Rectal swabs examined for Dysentery:—Positive, 15; Negative, 21.
Urine examined for Tuberculosis:—1 (Negative).
Ambulance Facilities.
The Council possess five motor ambulances 'one utilized as a "standby")
which are used for accident and non-infectious cases, and two
buses for conveying children to special schools. The service is ample
for the needs of the area, and is under the supervision of the Chief
Officer of the Fire Brigade, who has furnished me with the following
table:—