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Fulham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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GENERAL SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
Bacteriological Examinations.
Of the 3,484 specimens sent by doctors during
the year, 3,032 were examined at the Council's Laboratory,
114, New King's Road. The remaining 452
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 114
Negative result 1,669
Blood from cases of suspected Enteric Fever :Agglutination
reaction for Typhoid or Para-
Typhoid obtained 3
Negative result 8
Pathological specimens for Enteric Organisms :-
Positive result -
Negative result 11
Sputa from cases of suspected Tuberculosis :-
Tubercle bacilli found 249
Tubercle bacilli not found 1,218
Blood from suspected cases of Puerperal Fever :-
Postive result 13
Negative result 34
Cases of suspected Gonorrhoea :-
Gonococcus found 6
Gonococcus not found 70
Examinations of Urine 49
Blood counts l
Other examinations. 28
Special examinations of:-
Sputa 4
Urine 7
Total number of examinations 3,484