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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 otlier cases, e.g., the examination of blood films, only the facts observed will be reported. The interpretation of the facts will he left to the person receiving the report.

6. Widal's reaction against B. Typhosus, and B. Paratyphosus A. & B. examination of diphtheria swabs and examination of material from supposed cases of Cholera or Plague 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 indigont and unable to pay a fee, and as long as the work of the Laboratory is not interfered with. 8. Reports sont 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 :--

SPUTUM,

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

*1.50

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

Pyogenie Cocci, Puemnoroeci, ete.,

2.50

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

Elements, for Hydatid Hooklets, ete.,

2.50

5,00

Prs OR OTHer MateriAL.

Culture from Diphtheria Swab and Report, (free if in Colony), M. R, on discharge from Tetamus Wound,

2.50

2.50

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

Gonococcus, Amœbæ, etc.,

2.50

M. R. for shreds of Tumon?...............

10.00

M. R. and Inoculation Experiment for Tubercle Bacilli, M. R. and Culture—

10,00

Government Notification

No. 380 of 1910.

Tubercle Bacillus,

50.00

Gionococens,

25.00

Typhoid Bacillus or B. Coli,

10.00

Meningococcus, (free if in Colony)

5.00

Pyogenic Cocci,

5.00

Pneumococcus,

7.00

If Anaerobic Methods applied....................

20.00

Other Organisms-price to be 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

Authrax Bacilli iu Blood, including making Culture,........ Opsonic Iudex 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 Corpuseles 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

URINE.

M. R. for Tubercle Bacilli,

1.50

Inoculation Experiment for sanie,

20.00

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

10.00

2.50

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