[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon].

  • Hendon (London, England). Municipal Borough.
Date:
[1938]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    24 LABORATORY FACILITIES. These continued as in previous years by arrangements with the University College Hospital but the bacteriological examination of specimens taken by members of the Public Health Department is, as far as possible, undertaken at the Isolation Hospital. The following are particulars of specimens examined during the year:— AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL:— Cultures examined for Diphtheria Bacillus 778 Virulence tests 93 Sputum for Tubercle Bacillus 198 Other examinations 187 Total 1256 AT IIENDON ISOLATION HOSPITAL:— TABLE VII. Specimens from:— Total. Hospital. Clinics. Local Doctors 1. Specimens examined for diphtheria bacillus:— (a) cultures 945 273 23 1241 (b) direct smears 10 — 2 12 2. Direct smears examined for Vincent's organisms 37 1 2 40 3. Specimens examined for cocci 10 5 2 17 4. Sputum specimens examined for tubercle bacilli 2 — — 2 5. Blood films examined micro scopically 2 — — 2 Totals 1006 279 29 1314
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