[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, East Suffolk County Council.

  • East Suffolk (England). County Council.
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, East Suffolk County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following figures relate to the number of examinations performed at the County Laboratory during the last six years 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934. 9,178. 12,581. 21,128. 13,605. 12,063. 6,862. 10,199 Examinations for which Expenditure is borne by Rates Throat swabs for Diphtheria bacilli ; Widal Reactions ; Examination of stools and urine for Typhoid bacilli ; Cultural investigation for the identification of carriers ; Stools in cases of suspected Dysentery, etc. ; Blood for Malarial parasites. Cerebro-spinal fluid in diagnosis of cases suspected to be suffering from Cerebro-spinal Meningitis ; also, the County Bacteriologist is available to perform lumbar punctures in any such cases. For the County Council. Milks for the presence of Tubercle Bacilli (100 samples a year). Milks in connection with scheme for provision of milk for school children. Examinations for which Expenditure is borne by Rates and Taxes :— Under the Tuberculosis Scheme. Sputa and LJrine for tubercle bacilli sent in by County Practitioners, Tuberculosis Officers, and from Normanston Hospital. For the Education Committee. Swabs for Diphtheria ; Hairs for Ringworm ; Specimens of LTrine. Under the Venereal Diseases Regulations. Examinations for V.D. Clinics ; Wassermann Reactions ; Gonococcal cultures. Under the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme. Examination of material from obstetric cases. Examinations for County Practitioners. Wassermann Reactions ; Examination of slides. Charges are made to Practitioners for many examinations, principally the preparation of vaccines, but any other work that is desired is per- formed. A charge is made to the Ipswich Borough Council and to St. Audry’s Hospital, Melton, for the work that is required by them. *