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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

ANALYSES—

FEES OF COURT, or OffiCE, &c.,—Continued.

General Directions: —Continued,

1. Each specimen must be accompanied by a written statement having thereon

(1) Name and address of sender,

(2) The provisional diagnosis,

(3) The nature of the examination required.

1. Tissue for section should be placed in 10% formaliu solution or failing this in 50% alcohol. IT IS MOST IMPORTANT in these cases that the accompanying statement include the clinical history.

1. Diagnostic examinations for indigent patients are performed free of charge, only if the practitioner certifies on the request that the patient is unable to pay a fee, and as long as the work of the laboratory is not interfered with.

1. The Widal reaction for Enteric fever, the examination of Diphtheria swabs, or of material from a suspected case of Plague or Cholers will be done free of charge, for any case within the Colony.

1. Only sterile swabs for use in suspected cases of Diphtherin and outfits for taking blood for the Widal reaction, will be supplied free.

1. Reports ure issued from this laboratory on the strict understanding that they will not be used in any legal proceedings whatsoever.

The scale of charges for the various examinations and biological preparations is as follows:-

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In the underimentioned examinations "M. R. menus Microscopic Report.

Examination and Report upon :-

GENERAL.

Sputum for B. Tuberculosis,

Other bacteria or cocci............

Actinomyces.

Inoculation experiment for B. Tuberculosis

M. R. and Culture of :

Diphtheria swab (free if in Colony),

B. Tuberculosis,

Gonococcus,

Mouingococcus (free if in Colony),

B. Typhosus or B. Coli,

Pyogenic cocci,

.8 2.00

2.00

2.00

Government Notification

15,00

No. 245 of 1931.

2.00

30.00

30.00

10,00

10.00

5.00

10,00

30.00

Anaerobic bacteria-B. Tetanus, B. Welchii, etc.,

For any other organisms not stated in this schedule the price to be fixed at the time of examination.

BLOOD.

Agglutination reaction (Widal) for Enteric, (free if in

Colony) undulant fever, or Lysentery,

............$ 5,00

Culture of any organism (at least 10 cc. of blood must be

taken)..........................

25.00

Opsonic Iudex against a specified orgauism (it will not be undertaken unless a control of normal blood is sent with blood from patient),

30,00

M. R. on red corpuscles in film,

3.00

M. R. and differential count on white corpuscles,

Examination for parasites, Malaria, rolapsing fever etc.,

10,00

3.00

URINE.

M. R. for B. Tuberculosis,

Inoculation Experiment for saine,

M. R. for Ova,

3.00

15.00

2.00

Culture Experiment for Typhoid bacilli or other organisms...... 10.00

FAECES.

Examination for Ova,

2.00

Examination for Amoebau,

9.00

Culture experiment for Typhoid or dysentery bacilli or other

organisms,

10.00

Tests for Occult blood,....

2,00