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Fulham 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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82.
GENERAL SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
Bacteriological Examinations.
Of the 3,574 specimens sent by doctors during the
year, 3,157 were examined at the Council's Laboratory,
114, New King's Road. The remaining 417 specimens
were examined by the Clinical Research Association
during week-ends, holidays and emergencies.
Bacteriological examinations were made during the year as follows:—
| Material from cases of suspected Diphtheria:— | ||
| Diphtheria isolated | 189 | |
| Negative result | 1,466 | 1,655 |
| Blood from cases of suspected Enteric Fever:— | ||
| Agglutination reaction for Typhoid or Para-Typhoid obtained | 5 | |
| Negative result | 20 | 25 |
| Pathological specimens for Enteric Organisms:— | ||
| Positive result | - | |
| Negative result | 27 | 27 |
| Sputa from cases of suspected Tuberculosis:— | ||
| Tubercle bacilli found | 261 | |
| Tubercle bacilli not found | 1,407 | 1,668 |
| Blood from cases of suspected Puerperal Fever:— | ||
| Positive result | 9 | |
| Negative result | 25 | 34 |
| Swabs from cases of suspected Gonorrhoea:— | ||
| Gonococcus found | 5 | |
| Gonococcus not found | 79 | 84 |
| Examinations of Urine | 51 | |
| Blood counts | 5 | |
| Other examinations | 17 | 73 |
| Special examinations of:— | ||
| Sputa | - | |
| Urine | 8 | 8 |
| Total number of examinations | 3,574 | |