Annual report of the Director of Medical Services / Barbados.

  • Barbados. Department of Medical Services
Date:
[1960]
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Credit: Annual report of the Director of Medical Services / Barbados. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    APPENDIX XX ANALYSIS OF ALL EXAMINATION FOR THE YEARS 1934, 1950, 1957, 1958 & 1959 NATURE OF EXAMINATION Total for 1934 Total for 1950 Total for 1957 Total for 1958 Total for 1959 e o B.typhosus (S. typhosa) 115 149 200 215 140 o 01 B.paratyphosus A.(S.paratyphi A) 115 149 200 215 140 0) cc B. paratyphosus B.fS.paratyphi B) 115 149 200 215 140 § < B.paratyphosus C.fS.paratyphi C) ... 17 0 0 0 0 « e Sh.dysenteriae. (Sh. Flexner) ... 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 Ti Br. abortus, Br. melitensis & heterophile CUD 3 reactions ... ... 0 4 4 3 15 Serolo gical & C—S Fluid reaction for syphilis 1,146 6,814 7,849 5,555 5,015 Skin reaction for Lymphopathia Venereum and smear for leishmaniasis 0 7 0 2 1 Sera for T.pallidum ... ... 5 9 1 0 2 £ Malaria parasites ... ... 26 17 7 19 23 i' Microfilariae ... ... 7 3 1 0 0 ® - Anaplasma, Piroplasma and Eimeria, etc. 2 0 0 0 0 o o Trypanosomes ae« ««• 1 0 0 0 0 s Blood counts etc. ... ... 62 800 7,205 9,253 9,550 Gluco se, Calcium, Urea, Uric acid, etc, in the blood 0 172 2,008 3,433 3,652 Coagulation time of blood, bleeding time and sedimentation rate ... ... 0 72 1,042 636 1,502. Compatibility of bloods & blood groupings ... 4 296 3,445 3,988 3,691 Occult blood in faeces & stomach contents, free H.C.L. in stomach and test meals ... 116 95 55 113 221 Helminthic ova & amoebae of dysentery 173 214 104 149 239 Tissue sections ... ... 39 190 306 324 333 C—S Fluid for Cellular content, excess of globulin. tubercle bacilli & other organisms etc 1 389 572 67 6 910 Tubercle bacilli in faeces & calf’s liver scrapings 0 5 0 0 0 Sputa ••• 230 359 1,542 1,404 1,366 <30 Pus 0 <J O 30 47 46 49 29 1 Smears for gonococci ... 130 201 87 55 74 1 Smears for Myco. leprae ... 27 125 11 18 20 o> u 03 Urine for tubercle bacilli or other organisms 22 81 75 71 114 5 Pleuritic, synovial or abdominal fluid... 4 24 40 20 42 Nose & throat smears 8 13 2 9 2 Bacteriological Analysis of Water ... 11 17 84 4 0 Milk examinations & aerated sweet drinks ... 2 1 2 0 0 Autogenous vaccines prepared ... 4 51 9 3 4 Throad swabs for C.diphtheriae ... 37 242 151 81 47 c Synovial fluid 1 0 0 0 0 o £ Faeces ... ... 20 5 50 76 57 a C—S Fluid ... ... 1 3 8 5 13 1 { Urine 11 15 155 96 52 Blood 1 3 17 10 10 B 3 Sputum 1 0 2 46 240 3 rj Yeast 13 0 0 0 0 Pus 0 27 654 672 913 Rats, etc. 382 0 0 0 0 Fungoid diseases ... ... 4 4 4 1 7 Urine — Chemical & microscopical examinations 835 428 713 1,294 1,284 Friedman test for pregnancy ... 0 80 4 9 6 Medico-legal investigations... ... 82 36 89 61 78 3,821 11,296 26,944 28,780 29,932