Report of the Director of Medical Services / British Guiana.

  • British Guiana. Medical Department.
Date:
[1942]
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Credit: Report of the Director of Medical Services / British Guiana. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    XX—The Board op Examiners, Chemists and Druggists. 74. The Board of Examiners, Chemists and Druggists, met five times during the year. The examinations for candidates qualifying for the First Professional and Final Examinations were held during November. Eight candidates sat for the First Professional examination and nine for the Fiual; of these six satisfied the Examiners in the First Professional and all the can¬ didates (9) were successful in the Final. 75. The Committee appointed by the Board to APPENDIX I. Summary of the Annual Report of the Central Medical Laboratory, Georgetown, for the YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1942. ROUTINE EXAMINATIONS. The number of routine examinations showed a still further increase, numbering 34,581 as. compared with 27,741 the previous year. The increase was almost entirely due to the increased number of serological tests for syphilis. Blood. Parasitological ... ... 1,178 Haematological ... ... 1,000 Cultural ... ... 325 Serological .. ... — Widal ... ... 486 Br. Abortus & Br. Melitensis... 7 Kahn ... ... 12,637 Laughlen ... 12,637 Heterophile Reaction ... 2 Biochemical ... ... 261 Faeces. Microscopical .. ... 252 Gultural ... ... 637 Chemical ... ... 144 Sputum. Microscopical ... ... 363 Cultural ... ... 4 consider and make recommendations concerning con¬ ditions under which drugs, poisons and patent medicines are sold and distributed, submitted its report to the Board at its meeting on 29th April, 1942. 76. The report of the Committee, which recommended amendments to the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, Chapter 103, was unanimously adopted and the pro¬ posed amendments to the Ordinance were forwarded to the Honourable Colonial Secretary for the advice and attention of the Law Officers. Urine. Microscopical 287 Chemical 233 Complete Analysis 120 Kidneys Function Tests 17 Cultural 165 • Cerebro-Spinal Fluid. Microscopical ...! 44 Cultural 13 Chemical 33 Kahn’s Test 27 Laughlen’s Test ... 27 Gum Mastic Test... 1 Urethral Prostatic, Cervical and Vaginal Secretions. Microscopical • • • 106 Cultural ... 131 Throat Swabs. Microscopical ... 238 Cultural ... 353 Various Cultures ... 13 Miscellaneous Examinations. Spleen Smears from rats 1,435 Histological 103 Coujunctival Smears 375 Fractional Test Meals 145 Bacteriological Exam, of Water 148 Bacteriological Exam, of Milk 4 Medico-Legal 11 Allergic Skin Tests 145 Filaria Skin Tests 91 Unclassified ' ... *1 • 383 P. A. CLEARKIN, Govt. Bacteriologist and Pathologist.