[Report 1926] / Monmouthshire County Council.

  • Monmouthshire County Council
Date:
1926
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Credit: [Report 1926] / Monmouthshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. Examined. No. Positive. No. Negative. Nature of Specimen. 1925 1926 1925 1926 1925 1926 Wasserman Test for Syphilis 2376 2211 1091 914 1285 1297 Smears and Urines for Gonococcus 1679 1933 309 323 1370 1610 Serum for Spironema Pallidum 197 134 75 47 122 87 Sputa for Tuberculosis, etc.— Foa- Tuberculosis Physicians 1895 1861 337 339 1558 1522 County Cases 479 426 66 71 433 355 Concentration Methods 52 24 — — — — Mixed Infections 81 40 — — — — Throat Swabs for Diphtheria 6463 3902 377 222 6086 3680 Widals 101 118 29 23 72 95 Hairs for Ringworm 95 156 46 98 49 58 Blood Films and Counts 77 117 — — — — Autopsies 2 2 — — — — Tissues for Section 182 188 — — — — Urines for Chemical Examination 350 453 — — — — Pus 133 101 — — — — Effusions 22 16 — — —• — Vaccines ... ... ••• ”• 118 67 — — — — Waters 35 33 — — — — Milks 354 380 — — — — Cerebro-Spinal Fluids 54 45 — — — — Miscellaneous 440 364 — — — — Total 15205 12571 ^ ^ - The County Pathologist reports that:— “ The total number of specimens examined in the County Laboratory during the year 192() sliows a, decrease of 2,643 as compared 'svith the year 1925, and as the number of swabs for Diphtheria is 2,561 less than in the previo'us year, this practic- ally accounts for tlie smaller number obtained- Under the Venereal group there is a welcome diminution in tlie number of exudates from sores yielding a positive result for tlie Spironema Pallidum, show- ing nearly 40% reduction in lesions of the skin and mucous membranes as compared with last year. A study of these cases shows the following features;—Of the 40 positive cases amongst males, 21 resided in the County Borough of Newport., 13 in the Administrative County of Monmouth, 4 were sailors coming under the heading of “ Port,” and 2 lived in an adjoining Cointy. Of the 7 positive cases amongst females, 6 resided in the County Borough of Newport, while 1 belonged to the County. lyeaving the 7 cases amongst females out of count—^as it is always diffi- cult to obtain a history of exposure to infection in such patients—it is found that