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255. (xi) Sputum :- Three thousand, five hundred and fourteen sputa were examined for the presence of the tubercle bacillus. The relatively enormous increase in these figures over those of last year (822) is probably accounted for by the fact that during 1939 tuberculosis was made a notifiable disease.
SPUTA EXAMINED FOR TUBERCULOSIS.
Positive Negative Grand total European 25 118 143 Indian 17 75 92 Chinese 1,251 2,028 3,279 Total 1,293 2,221 3,514Table XLIII.
256. (xii) Urine :- Five hundred and nine cultural examinations were made for pathogenic organisms.
257. (xiii) Urethral and cervical smears :— One thousand, one hundred and eighty-five urethral and cervical smears were examined for the presence of the gonococcus.
258. (xiv) Nasal and other scrapings for M. leprae - Nine hundred and thirteen examinations were carried out for the detection of this organism. Three hundred and eighty-six positive results were recorded.
259. (xv) Throat swabs :- Two thousand, three hundred and seventy-seven throat swabs were cultured for C. diphtheriae.
THROAT SWABS EXAMINED FOR DIPHTHERIA
Positive Negative Grand total European 114 461 575 Indian 23 1,282 1,305 Chinese 492 1,766 2,258 Total 629 3,509 4,138 Total 611 1,766 2,377Table XLIV.
260. (xvi) Cerebro-spinal fluid :- Two thousand, two hundred and fifteen fluids were examined for the presence of the meningococcus and other pathogenic organisms.
CEREBRO-SPINAL FLUID EXAMINED FOR MENINGOCOCCI
AND OTHER ORGANISMS.
Meningococcus Pneumococcus Negative Grand total European 3 7 10 Indian Chinese 87 3 1,817 1,907 Total 90 3 1,824 2,215 Total 90 3 2,202Table XLV.