Annual report on the Medical Department / Straits Settlements.

  • Straits Settlements. Medical Department.
Date:
[1930]
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Credit: Annual report on the Medical Department / Straits Settlements. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (2) Serological examinations, e.g. routine Widal tests. The total iber of specimens examined was 601, as follows: — Examinations performed (August 27th to December 31st). Cultural examinations of stools ... ... ... 223 Positive for B. typhosus ... ... ... 10 Positive for B. dysentence (Flexner) ... ... 47 Positive for B. dy sente rice (Shiga) ... ... 1 Positive for B. alkaligenes ... ... ... 2 Positive for Salmonella group ... ... ... 10 Cultural examinations of urine ... ... ... 108 Positive for B. typhosus ... ... ... 2 Positive for B. coli ... ... ... ... 37 Positive for Salmonella group ... ... 3 Positive for B. alkaligenes ... ... ... 1 Positive for streptocci (non-hsemolytic) ... ... 2 Positive for Staphylococcus aureus ... ... 3 Cultural examinations of blood ... ... ... 15 Positive for B. typhosus ... ... ... 2 Positive for Staphylococcus aureus ... ... 2 Cultural examinations of pus ... ... ... 16 Positive for Staphylococcus aureus ... ... 8 Positive for pneumococcus ... ... ... 3 Positive for Streptococcus (haemolytic) ... ... 2 Positive for Streptococcus (non-haemolytic) ... 2 Cultural examinations from the throat ... ... 29 Positive for B. diphtherice ... ... ... 2 Cultural examinations from other sources ... ... 12 Smears from miscellaneous sources ... ... ... 30 Widal agglutination tests ... ... ... 160 Other examinations ... ... ... ... 8 Total examinations performed ... 601 Staff.—Dr. J. A. Cowan was in charge of this section from August 27th, 1930 to September 29th, 1930. Dr. H. O. Hopkins took up his substantive appointment as Government Bacteriologist, Singapore, on September 30th, 1930, and has been in charge of this section since that date.