Annual report of the Director, Medical & Health Department / Colony of Mauritius.

  • Mauritius. Medical and Health Department
Date:
[1932]
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Credit: Annual report of the Director, Medical & Health Department / Colony of Mauritius. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (/) Throat and Nasal Swabbings (Microscopical). Total number of specimens examined, 148. Corynebact. diphtheriae ... ... found in 19 specimens. Vincent’s fusiform organisms Streptococci Pneumococci Spirochaetes Leptothrix I:Ioffmann ’s bacillus Staphylococci (g) Pus, Discharges, Scrapings, etc. (Microscopical). Total number of specimens received, 102. Staphylococci Streptococci 10 9 2 2 2 1 1 found in 10 specimens. > i 3 , , 14 1 1 1 1 Pneumococci Gonococci ... Treponemata Unidentified Gram-negative bacilli Unidentified sporulating organisms Corynebact. xerosis and staphylococci from eye secretion B.—Histological examination was made of 37 specimens of material from tissues and tumours. The following were the findings in 33 of the specimens, the remaining 4 being normal tissues. (a) Neoplastic Tumours. Carcinomata. Bladder, ovary, and jaw Scirrhus of breast Medullary of breast ... ••• • Columnar celled of rectum Epitheliomata of cervix uteri and of glans penis Sarcomata. Breast ... L}/phosarcoma of axillary glands ... 1 12 ; ) 3 specimens. 3 1 1 ) (6) Benign Tumours. Inflammatory conditions of large intestine, anus, and of lymphatic glands ... Acute inflammation of vermiform appendix Schistosomal inflammation of vermiform appendix Acute pneumonia Acute yellow atrophy of liver Tubercle of lung and of peritoneum Granulomatous ulcer of finger Fibroma of scalp Fibromyomata of uterus Chronic endometritis Cystadenomata of ovary and of breast Papilloma of eyelid Papilloma of glans penis of Bilharzial origin ... 0 0 0 1 1 ] 0 1 1 1 » > o 9 i 3 specimens. ); 21