TABLE XVII—(Continued).
SUMMARY OF EXAMINATIONS.
Nature of Examination
Queen
Mary
Hospital Laboratory
$4. E. F. DUCK,
M.B., 8.8. (tand), H.R.08., LRC.P., Government Patholopist.
D.P.H., D.T.M. & R. (202)
Cultural
examination
Faeces
Cerebro-spinal fluid for pathogenic organlame acr Haem, Streptococci .....................atistikk-enattheusded**** Faeces for pathogenic organisms ............... Blood clot culture (enteric organisms only) Blood
Naso-pharyngeal swabs (C. diphtherise)
អប
Intestinal parasites .....
M. tuberculosis
Occult blood
Brains for Negri bodies Tissue section ....................................
Sputs ****
Gastric lavages for M. tuberculosis
Urine (Routine, chemical & microscopie) .
Rat spleen smears for P. pestis
Pregnancy tests (Friedman) .............................
Pus & body fluid ..................JAUTRE
Smears for M. leprac......
Smears for gonococcus
(Frog) *******
Bacteriological examination of milk and foods
Miscellaneous **********
I
11
6,764
Bacteriological analysis of water
Grand total .....................
84.411
20,111
44.7737
149,259
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ANNEXURE P.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT LABORATORY FOR THE YEAR 1950.
A comparative table of samples examined (Table 1) shows an increase over the work for the previous year. This is accounted for by the larger number of specimens submitted for biochemical examination, and by the absorption into this Laboratory of the Department of Com- merce & Industry Laboratory.
TABLE 1.
1949
1950
(0)
Waters & Waterworks Chemicela
722
619
(ii) Foods & Druga
54
39
(iii)
Chemico-legal
722
628
(iv) Commercial
2,063
1,309
(4)
Biochemical
4,547
5,658
(vi) Coal from Department of Commerce &
Industry. Supplies Branch
132
59
(vii) Miscellaneous from Government Depart-
ment
158
165
(viii) Work under Dangerous Drugs Ordin- nace and Dutiable Commodities Ordinance from 24.11.60 to 31.12.50
670
8,404
9,147
(i) The usual routine chemical control of the public water supply has been maintained, and under this heading are also included samples from various other streams and wells, submitted mainly by the Public Works Department. Certain septic tank installations have also been investigated. The waterboat supply in the harbour is periodically examined for salt water contamination, and control has also been made of the chlorination of certain local swimming pools.
(ii) The food samples examined consisted mainly of milk. Samples of milk bread, which may be retailed at a higher price than the plain variety, were submitted by the Price Control authorities.
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