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Fulham 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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GENERAL SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
Bacteriological Examinations.
Of the 2,634 specimens sent by doctors during the
year, 2,156 were examined at the Council's Laboratory,
114, New King's Road. The remaining 478 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 71
Negative result 1147
Blood from cases of suspected Enteric Fever:—
Agglutination reaction for Typhoid or
Paratyphoid obtained 3
Negative result 9
Pathological specimens for Enteric Organisms:—
Positive result 1
Negative result 7
Sputa from cases of suspected Tuberculosis:—
Tubercle bacilli found 219
Tubercle bacilli not found 943
Cases of suspected Gonorrhoea:—
Gonococcus found 7
Gonococcus not found 74
Examinations of Urine 85
Blood counts 3
Other examinations 40
Special examinations of urine 25
Total number of examinations 2,634