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TABLE XVII—(Continued).

SUMMARY OF EXAMINATIONS.

Nature of Examination

Queen

Mary

Hospital Laboratory

$4. E. F. DUCK,

M.B., 8.8. (tand), H.R.08., LRC.P., Government Patholopist.

D.P.H., D.T.M. & R. (202)

Cultural

examination

Faeces

Cerebro-spinal fluid for pathogenic organlame acr Haem, Streptococci .....................atistikk-enattheusded**** Faeces for pathogenic organisms ............... Blood clot culture (enteric organisms only) Blood

Naso-pharyngeal swabs (C. diphtherise)

អប

Intestinal parasites .....

M. tuberculosis

Occult blood

Brains for Negri bodies Tissue section ....................................

Sputs ****

Gastric lavages for M. tuberculosis

Urine (Routine, chemical & microscopie) .

Rat spleen smears for P. pestis

Pregnancy tests (Friedman) .............................

Pus & body fluid ..................JAUTRE

Smears for M. leprac......

Smears for gonococcus

(Frog) *******

Bacteriological examination of milk and foods

Miscellaneous **********

I

11

6,764

Bacteriological analysis of water

Grand total .....................

84.411

20,111

44.7737

149,259

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ANNEXURE P.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT LABORATORY FOR THE YEAR 1950.

A comparative table of samples examined (Table 1) shows an increase over the work for the previous year. This is accounted for by the larger number of specimens submitted for biochemical examination, and by the absorption into this Laboratory of the Department of Com- merce & Industry Laboratory.

TABLE 1.

1949

1950

(0)

Waters & Waterworks Chemicela

722

619

(ii) Foods & Druga

54

39

(iii)

Chemico-legal

722

628

(iv) Commercial

2,063

1,309

(4)

Biochemical

4,547

5,658

(vi) Coal from Department of Commerce &

Industry. Supplies Branch

132

59

(vii) Miscellaneous from Government Depart-

ment

158

165

(viii) Work under Dangerous Drugs Ordin- nace and Dutiable Commodities Ordinance from 24.11.60 to 31.12.50

670

8,404

9,147

(i) The usual routine chemical control of the public water supply has been maintained, and under this heading are also included samples from various other streams and wells, submitted mainly by the Public Works Department. Certain septic tank installations have also been investigated. The waterboat supply in the harbour is periodically examined for salt water contamination, and control has also been made of the chlorination of certain local swimming pools.

(ii) The food samples examined consisted mainly of milk. Samples of milk bread, which may be retailed at a higher price than the plain variety, were submitted by the Price Control authorities.

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