Report of the Director-General of Public Health, New South Wales.
- New South Wales. Department of Public Health
- Date:
- [1940]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report of the Director-General of Public Health, New South Wales. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![In the following Statement the Routine work is divided into sections to disclose the purposes for which the various examinations were made. A.—Microbiological Examinations. 1. Of materials from diseased persons and animals— Actinomycosis . Brucella abortus . Diphtheria (swabbings) . „ (toxicity) . Dysentery . Gonorrhoea (smears and urine) Gonorrhoea (complement devia¬ tion test) . Haemolytic streptococci . Hydatids (sputa, smears, etc.) Hydatids (complement devia¬ tion test) . Leprosy (human). Malaria . Meningitis. Syphilis (Wassermann reactions) „ (Kahn’s flocculation test) „ (spirochsetes) . Tetanus . Tinea. Tuberculosis. Typhoid (Widal reactions). „ (urine, faeces) . Typhoid (miscellaneous, water, milk, etc.) . Unclassified : “ No growths ” from pus, etc. Typhus . Vincent’s Angina. Hookworm . Meningococcus. Undulant Fever . 2. Examinations for Anthrax- Human beings .. Shaving brushes, etc. Wool . 3. Of Materials, etc.— Chemical closet contents. Disinfectants. Feathers . Sewage, effluents, etc. Soil . Water. Water from swimming baths .. Examination of Foods for Bacterial Contamination- Oysters . Milk- Milk samples submitted by the Milk Board for examin ation for tubercle bacili and B. abortus . Milk samples for bacterio¬ logical count submitted by the Milk Board . Miscellaneous milks for bacterial counts, etc. ..., 5. Examinations for Food Poison¬ ing... Number of Examinations. Comparative Statement. 1939. 9 26 8,812 318 9 22,323 7,925 329 19 38 42 16 85 21,794 21,073 362 1 16 3,889 147 95 35 941 9 27 46 1 233 211 1940. 88,340 _-78,011 491 4 29 3,625 211 10 18,726 7,174 613 8 47 174 11 60 21,464 20,721 361 8 19 3,342 160 104 1,071 5 45 6 5 24 2 441 196 -663 12 B.—Pathological Examinations. 1. Of Animals— Mammals . Fish . 2. Of Body Fluids— Blood for full and differentia] count. Blood for blood typing . ., —coagulation time. Chemical Examinations— Blood for sugar .. „ „ ,, tolerance „ „ urea .. „ ,, „ creatinin .... Urine for sugar (quantitative) >, „ urea . Test meal specimens . Calculus . Miscellaneous . Faeces . Urine (general examinations) 3. Of Tissues— Malignant tumours Tubercular . Other conditions ... C.—Examination of Parasites. Ecto-parasites (fleas, ticks, etc.) Endo-parasites (round and flat worms) . Protozoa . Insects (including flies and mosquitoes) and spiders ... D.—Medico-Legal Examinations. Examinations of Exhibits for blood and Seminal Stains, etc.— Blood Donors (2 examinations on each) . 699 724 .—Examination of Specimens for Preparation of Vaccines. 819 777 Preparation of Autogenous Vaccines from sputa, urine, acne, pustules, 10 boils, wounds and other septic - 1,528 -1,513 conditions. 19 Total 19 Number of Examinations. Comparative Statement. 1939. 886 11 4 77 110 176 10 20 123 435 13 380 69 913 439 28 1,621 13 901 2,326 2,088 20 113 435 113 435 413 413 96,659 1940. 1,019 1 — 1,020 175 203 221 42 32 202 538 26 364 126 840 2,769 497 26 1,427 1,950 15 17 128 260 128 260 398 398 86,754](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31485315_0068.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
