The Straits Settlements medical report.

  • Straits Settlements. Medical Department.
Date:
[1918]
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Credit: The Straits Settlements medical report. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    APPENDIX I. PATHOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. Report by Dr. G. A. Finlayson, m.b., ch.B., m.r.c.p., Government Pathologist. Laboratory, Sepoy Lines. Total number of specimens examined Widal’s reaction for “Enterica’' positive partial I in 20 .. negative Malaria:— Parasite present ,, absent Diphtheria:— K. L. B. present ,, absent Gonococcus:— Organism present ,, absent • • • • • • 167 26 665 57 115 15 17 13 30 Syphilis:— Wassermann reaction, positive ... partial negative ... Sputum for T. B.:— Bacillus present ,, absent Leprosy:— Bacillus present ,, absent Plague:— Bacillus present ,, absent Varied:— 729 100 725 15 45 . 38 39 36 26 3,254 858 172 32 43 1.554- 60 77 62 Urine examined for pus, organisms, etc. ... Stool ,, ova, amoebae, etc. Sections of new growth Vaccines prepared Examination of C. S. fluid ,, fauces ,, pus Precipitin reaction for human blood Differential count 93 IOI 75 18 17 55 25 3 9 Several samples of water supplies were plated and reported upon while a number of rats from the Gaol were examined; none showed plague infection.