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APPENDIX A.
GOVERNMENT BACTERIOLOGICAL INSTITUTE.
Report for the year 1932.
By A. V. Greaves, M.B., (Tor.), M.C.P.S. (Ont.) D.T.M. (Liverpool).
INTRODUCTORY.
(1) Administrative. Dr. R. S. Begbie Assistant Medical Officer of Health was appointed to act as Assistant Government Bacteriologist. Dr. Begbie was confirmed in his appointment as from 3rd March, 1932.
(2) Buildings and Equipment.-No change of an important nature is to be recorded. A number of minor structural alterations, however, have been made which greatly increase the efficient working of the laboratory. In both general laboratory rooms upstairs and downstairs the doors leading to the verandahs have been re-hung so as to open outwards, thus affording greatly increased space.
The centrifuges have been moved into the media preparation room in place of two incubators which have been brought into the general laboratory in the space previously occupied by the centrifuges. The vaccine lymph grinder has also been removed into the media room. Increased shelf space has been provided in both downstairs rooms which results in a corresponding clearing of the working desks and greatly improved working conditions.
A small research laboratory and microscope desk has been built into the alcove of the office of the Bacteriologist for his personal use; hitherto no working place was available for this officer except in the general laboratory which was awkwardly placed from the point of view of telephone, administrative work, etc.
A complete renovation of the buildings was carried out during the latter part of the year and minor repairs made. The resulting improvement in comfort and appearance is great.
The only addition to our equipment worthy of note is a new refrigerator. The other machine was already badly congested and the situation becoming acute in the early part of the year, a second was purchased. It has more than justified its existence already.
It is hoped that a new and modern centrifuge will soon be obtained to assist the present old type model and to enable high speed work to be carried out.