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Bodies were received from the following sources:--
Kowloon District
Harbour Police
Number of rats examined
Number found plague infected
2,333
293
47,631
Nil.
ANALYST'S DEPARTMENT.
The report of the Government Analyst is given in the Appendix.
APPENDIX A.
GOVERNMENT BACTERIOLOGICAL INSTITUTE.
Report for the year 1929.
By E. P. Minett, M.D., D.P.H., D.T.M. & H. Government Bacteriologist.
STAFF.
Dr. Dunscombe the Assistant Bacteriologist was absent on sick leave from January 1st to March 31st and resigned from the service June 30th.
Dr. Laing was appointed as temporary Bacteriological Assistant on July 3rd.
Mr. Chong Shiu Lam was appointed as fourth Laboratory Assistant on May 8th.
RESEARCH WORK.
Owing to frequent changes in the staff very little work was possible in this direction.
A paper on the water supplies of the Colony was prepared by the Government Bacteriologist and sent for publication.
The Reductase test for the bacterial content of fresh milk was worked out in the laboratory and accurate records of the results, controlled by the total bacterial and B.C.C. content obtained, both as regards cold storage and room temperatures. The test is now undergoing a further trial under field conditions at the Dairy Farm.
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M 73
Bodies were received from the following sources:--
Kowloon District
Harbour Police
Number of rats examined
Number found plague infected
2,333
293
47,631
Nil.
ANALYST'S DEPARTMENT.
The report of the Government Analyst is given in the Appendix.
APPENDIX A.
GOVERNMENT BACTERIOLOGICAL INSTITUTE.
Report for the year 1929.
By E. P. Minett, M.D., D.P.H., D.T.M. & H. Government Bacteriologist.
STAFF.
Dr. Dunscombe the Assistant Bacteriologist was absent on sick leave from January 1st to March 31st and resigned from the service June 30th.
Dr. Laing was appointed as temporary Bacteriological As- sistant on July 3rd.
Mr. Chong Shiu Lam was appointed as fourth Laboratory Assistant on May 8th.
RESEARCH WORK.
Owing to frequent changes in the staff very little work was possible in this direction..
A paper on the water supplies of the Colony was prepared by the Government Bacteriologist and sent for publication.
The Reductase test for the bacterial content of fresh milk was worked out in the laboratory and accurate records of the results, controlled by the total bacterial and B.C.C. content obtained, both as regards cold storage and room temperatures. The test is now undergoing a further trial under field conditions at the Dairy Farm.
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