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Special samples examined for the information of the Water Authority, were as follow—Raw water 120 samples, Filtered water 118 samples, Special samples 11 specimens.
Tap water samples are now examined daily and filter beds weekly, under the new arrangement.
Two samples of water were examined from places outside the Colony.
198 Filter Candles were specially sterilized for various domestic water supplies.
10. STOCK VACCINES.
The issues of stock vaccines were as follows:-
T. A. B. Vaccine 1,815 doses.
Value of free issue $7.50
Cholera Vaccine 10,075 cc.
Value of free issue $652.00
Plague Vaccine 10 doses (no free issue)
Anti-meningococcus Vaccine 4 doses.
11.—AUTOGENOUS VACCINE.
Special Autogenous Vaccines were prepared for 35 cases; of these 9 were for Private Practitioners and 25 for Government or Charitable Institutions.
The value of the free issue was $390.00.
12.—VICTORIA MORTUARY.
The work at this mortuary was taken over by the Medical Officer-in-Charge of the Victoria Gaol and Police on March 26th. During the year 2,958 post-mortem examinations were made as against 8,568 in 1925. Details are appended in Appendix C.
13. MEDICO-LEGAL WORK.
During the year the Government Bacteriologist was called upon to assist at one exhumation for medico-legal purposes in consultation with the Medical Officer-in-Charge Victoria Mortuary. The number of articles examined at the Institute for Police evidence was 40, an increase of 6 over 1925.
The necessary expert medico-legal evidence in the Supreme, Coroner's, and Magistrate's Courts, was given by the Government Bacteriologist personally.
14.—MALIGNANT DISEASE.
The number of sections of tissues examined and reported upon was 15.
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Special samples examined for the information of the Water Authority, were as follow-Raw water 120 samples, Filtered water 118 samples, Special samples 11 specimens.
Tap water samples are now examined daily and filter beds weekly, under the new arrangement.
Two samples of water were examined from places out side the Colony.
198 Filter Candles were specially sterilized for various domestic water supplies.
10. STOCK VACCINES.
The issues of stock vaccines were as follows:-
T. A. B. Vaccine
1,815 doses.
•
Value of free issuc
Cholera Vaccine'
Value of free issue
Plague Vaccine
Anti-meningococcus Vaccine
$7.50
10,075 cc.
$652.00
10 doses (no free issue)
4
Do.
11.—AUTOGENOUS VACCINE.
Special Autogenous Vaccines were prepared for 35 cases of these 9 were for Private Practitioners and 25 for Government or Charitable Institutions.
The value of the free issue was $390.00.
12.—VICTORIA MORTUARY,
The work at this mortuary was taken over by the Medical Officer-in-Charge of the Victoria Gaol and Police on March 26th. During the year 2,958 post-mortem examinations were made as against 8,568 in 1925. Details are appended in Appendix 0.
13. MEDICO Legal Work.
During the year the Government Bacteriologist was called upon to assist at one exhumation for medico-legal purposes in consultation with the Medical Officer-in-Charge Victoria Mor- tuary. The number of articles examined at the Institute for Police evidence was 40 an increase of 6 over 1925.
The necessary expert medico-legal evidence in the Supreme. Coroner's, and Magistrate's Courts, was given by the Govern- ment Bacteriologist personally.
14.-MALIGNANT DISEASE.
The number of sections of tissues examined and reported upon was 15.
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