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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied,

ANALYSES,—Continued,

General Directions:—Continued.

4. Material for examination must be addressed to the Government Bacteriologist, Bacteriological Institute, and must be received in proper condition. In case of material sent by post proper precaution must be taken in packing.

5. In all chemical reports and in certain other cases, c.g., the examination of blood films, only the facts observed will be reported. The interpretation of the facts will be left to the person receiving the report.

6. Widal's reaction against B. Typhosus, and B. Paratyphosis A. & B, examination of diphtheria swabs and examination of material from supposed cases of Cholera or Plagne will be done free of charge for any case within the Colony.

7. Diagnostic examinations are performed free of charge for indigent patients if the physician certifies on the request that the patient is indigent and nuable to pay a fee, and as long as the work of the Laboratory is not interfered with. 8. Reports sent out from the Laboratory are entirely for the assistance of the medical practitioner, and are issued on the condition that they may not be used for legal proceedings.

9. The following is the scale of fees chargeable for reports :-

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SPUTUM.

Examination for Tubercle Bacilli.........

$1.50

Microscopic Report (henceforth referred to as M.R.") for

Pyogenic Cocci, Pneumococci, etc.,

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2.50

For any other ordinary Organism specified by sender,. M. R. for Organisms not specified by sender, and for Cellular

Elements, for Hydatid Hooklets, etc.,

2.50

5.00

PUS OR OTHER MATERIAL,

Culture from Diphtheria Swab and Report, (free if in Colony), M. R. ou dischargo from Tetanus Wound,

2.50

2.50

M. R. for Tubercle Bacilli, Actinomyces, Meningococens,

Gonococens, Amœbæ, etc.,

2.50

M. R. for shreds of Tumour,.

10.00

M. R. and Inoculation Experiment for Tubercle Bacilli,

10.00

M. R. and Culture—

Tubercle Bacillus.

.....

50.00

Gonococcus,

25.00

Typhoid Bacillus or B. Coli,..

10.00

Meningococcus, (free if in Colony)

5.00

Pyogenic Cocci,

5.00

Pneumococcus,

7.50

If Anaerobic Methods applied,......

20.00

Other Organisms-price to he agreed upon in each case.

BLOOD.

Widal's Reaction for Typhoid Fever, (free if in Colony),......... .$ Agglutination Test for Malta Fever..

2.50

2.50

Anthrax Bacilli in Blood, including making Culture,...... Opsonic Index against Specified Organism,...

2.50

20.00

Report on Malarial Film,

(Will not be undertaken unless control normal blood is

sent along with specimen from patient.)

M. R. on Red Blood Corpuscles in Film,.......

M. R. on White Blood Corpuscles with Differential Count,

(No opinion will be given on probable relative numbers

of red or white cells in any case.)

1.00

1.00

5.00

CRINE.

M. R. for Tubercle Bacilli,

Inoculation Experiment for sume,

Culture Experiment for Typhoid Bacillus or B. Coli, M. R. for Öva,

addy

1.50 20.00 10.00

2.50

Government Notification

No. 380 of 1910.

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