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REPORT ON THE WORKING OF THE KING INSTITUTE, GUINDY
STATEMENT No. 11 —cont.
Details of specimens received for examination during 1923-24—cont.
No.
Description of specimens.
Carried out at the
King Institute.
Remarks.
Carried out by
Investigation Units.
N u m b e r o f p o s i t i v e r e s u l t s .
N u m b e r
o f
n e g a t i v e
r e s u l t s
T o t a l n u m b e r
e x a m i n e d .
N u m b e r o f p o s i t i v e r e s u l t s .
N u m b e r o f n e g a t i v e r e s u l t s .
T o t a l n u m b e r
e x a m i n e d .
22
B l o o d
f o r a g g l u t i n a t i o n f o r V .
Cholera, etc.
. . .
21
41
62
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
B. Typhosus alone. 392
B. Para-typhoid A
alone . . .
2
23 Blood for agglutination test for
typhoid group
. . .
468
691
1,159
. . .
. . .
. . .
B. Para-typhoid B
alone
. . . 2
B. Para-typhoid C
alone . . .
1
To more than 1
organism
. . . 71
24 Blood for malta fever
. . .
1
18
19
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 Positive B. Shiga
and Flexner;
Positive B. Flexner
alone
. . . 3
3
25 Blood for agglutination for dy-
sentery bacilli
. . .
13
18
31
66
7
73
7 Positive in F. but
negative in B.
Shiga; Positive B.
Shiga alone
. . . 1
26 Culture blood for B. typhosus
. . .
37
247
284
. . .
. . .
. . .
(B. Para-typhoid. A was
isolated in 4 cases).
27
Do. Kala-azar
. . .
9
19
28
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
28 Culture and swabs for Diphtheria.
23
49
72
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
29 Culture, etc., from Cerebro-spinal
fluid
. . .
3
36
39 Type I . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
30 Culture, etc., from knee joint, elbow
joint fluid
. . .
. . .
. . .
10
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
31 Culture fluid from pleural cavity . . .
. . .
. . .
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
32 Naso-pharyngeal swabs for menin-
gococcus . . .
. . .
3
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
33 Culture for identification of orga-
nisms
. . .
. . .
. . .
92
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
34 Urine for
Bacteriological and
clinical examinations
. . .
. . .
. . .
63 Chemical
examination
only 14.
. . .
. . .
. . .
35 Urine for B. Coli
. . .
12
5
17
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
36
Do. for B. typhosus
. . .
. . .
. . .
10
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
37
Do. for tubercle bacilli . . .
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
38
Do. for Spirochaetes
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 (Dark ground examina-
tion).
41
111
152
39 Discharge from conjunctiva, ear,
etc.
. . .
. . .
. . .
20
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
40 Pathological Exudates
. . .
. . .
. . .
12
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
41 Surgical requisites for sterility
test
. . .
. . .
. . .
13 (All sterile)
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
42 Blood for Wassermann reaction
. . . 2,292 2,336
4,628
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
43 Blood for Rat-Bite fever
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
44 Blood for Formol gel test for
syphilis
. . .
19
19
38
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
45 Blood for Weil Felix Reaction
. . .
1
6
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
46 Blood for agglutination of B. Coli.
4
15
19
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
47 Examination of culture of enteric
group
. . .
. . .
21
21
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
48 Examination of culture of bacillary
dysentery
. . .
5
15
20
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
49 Milk
. . .
. . .
. . .
3 (Human milk)
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
50 Pathological specimens involving
section cutting
. . .
. . .
. . .
40
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
51 Insects for identification
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
52 Stools of Gastro-enteritis for other
specific organisms
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
68
68
58 Examination for enlarged lympha-
tic glands
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4,006
3 7 3
4,379
T o t a l . . .
. . .
. . .
7,546
. . .
. . .
9,888
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