Report of the Medical Officer of Health / Municipality of Colombo.

  • Colombo (Sri Lanka). Public Health Department
Date:
[1945]
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Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health / Municipality of Colombo. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2. Analysis of Routine Work. (a) General Distribution of Routine Specimens examined duriny 1945. Clinical specimens • • • 5,746 Town water • • • 823 Rodents for plague Port Commission • • • 817 Public Health Department 13,145 20,531 (b) Distribution of Clinical Specimens—1945. Diagnostic service for practitioners Public Health Department Number Number examined. positive. f Enteric 1,476 703 Hu man pla g u e ... 0 0 Tuberculosis 381 49 Dysentery 519' 49 Diphtheria 308 62 Ova 163 48 ,«■ t . f Parasites Malaria < a , . { Serological test 68 103 22 50 '-Various 190 18 f Enteric 263 2 Human plague... 0 0 Tuberculosis 163 20 Dysentery 71 2 ^ Diphtheria 1,805 25 Ova 32 17 ■n x- i • f Parasites Malaria i a . . , { Serological test 3 0 1 0 (Various 201 21 5,746 1,089 April 3, 1946. E. K. WOLFF, City Microbiologist. Annexure B. TUBERCULOSIS SERVICE. REPORT OF WORK DONE DURING THE YEAR 1945. 1. Total number of patients seen at Chest Clinics ((a) Diagnosed as Pulmonary Tuberculosis New cases ... 467 j (b) Diagnosed as Non-tuberculor ... 1(c) Under observation Subsequent visits J 830 1,145 122 254 91 Total ... 1,297 2. Contacts examined by health visitors (a) Negative ... 1,318 (b) Positive ... 333 Total • • > 1,651
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