REPORT ON THE WORKING OF THE KING-INSTITUTE, GUINDY
STATEMENT No. 11.
Details of specimens received for examination during 1924-25.
Carried out at the
King Institute.
Investigation
Carried out by the
Units.
No.
Description of specimens.
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 .
Remarks.
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 .
1 Blood films for malarial parasites . . . 28 100
128
. . .
387 1,399 1,786
2
Do. Leucocytosis . . .
. . . 3
3
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
3
Do. differential count ... ...
. . . 25
. . .. . . . . .
. . .
4
Do. Kala-azar . . .
6 14
20
. . . 8 586
5 9 4
5
Do. Relapsing fever . . .
5 12
17
. . . . . . . . . . . .
6
Do. Filaria . . . . . .
3
3
. . .. . . . . . . . .
7
Do. Leptospira . . .
. . . 4
4
. . .. . . . . . . . .
8
Do. Piroplasma . . . 92 44
136
. . . . . . . . . . . .
9 Sputum, etc., for tubercle bacilli . . .
8 52
60
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
10
Do. pneumococci
. . . 18 7
25
. . .. . . . . . . . .
11
Do. Influenza . . .
1
2
3
. . .. . . . . .
. . .
12 Smears for plague (Human) . . . 12 10
22
. . .. . . . . . . . .
13
Do. (Animal) . . . 11 16
27
. . .. . . . . . . . .
14
Do. Gonococci . . .
1 18
19
. . . . . . . . .
15
Do. B. Leprae . . .
2 19
21
. . .. . . . . . . . .
16
Do. Spirochaetes. . . . . .
7
7
. . .. . . . . . . . .
17 Faeces for Amoebae and cysts . . . 43 512 555
. . .. . . . . .
. . .
18
Do. ova of Ankylostomes,
etc . . .
5
1
6 . . .
188 172
360
19
Do. Dysentery bacilli . . . 28 534 562
. . . . . . . . .
f o r o v a
f
20
Do. Cholera vibrios . . .
9 29
38
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
2 1
Do. Organisms of typhoid
group . . .
8 958
966
B. Faecalis Alkaligenes
B. Morgan and ente-
rococcus were isolated
from some of the
samples.
. . .
. . .
. . .
22 Blood for agglutination test or
typhoid group . . . 459 1,012
1 , 4 7 1
B. Typhosus alone. 347
B. Para. A alone . . . 3
B. Para. B alone. . . 3
To more than one
organisms . . . 106
. . . . . . . . .
23 Blood for malta fever . . .
3
9
12
. . . . . . .
. . .
24 Blood for agglutination for dy-
sentery bacilli . . .
12 14
26
Positive in Flexner
but negative in
Shiga = 7; Positive
in Shiga but negative
in Flexner
= 5.
. . .
. . .
. . .
25 Blood for agglutination of B.
Coli Communis (Escherich) . . .
2
2
4
. . . . . . . . .
26 Culture blood for B. typhosus . . . 48 342
390 B. Para-Typhoid A
was isolated in
two cases. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
27
Do. Kala-azar . . . 2 37
39
. . .
. . .
. . .
28 Culture and swabs for Diphtheria.
14 142
156 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
29 Culture, etc., from Cerebro-spinal
fluid . . . 1 25
26 Pneumococcus isolated . . . . . .
. . . . . .
30 Culture, etc., from knee joint, elbow
j oi nt fl ui d . . .
1
8
9 Streptococcus isolated . . . . . .
. . . . . .
31 Culture fluid from pleural cavity . . .
1 10
11 Pneumococcus . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
32 Pus and other materials for
identification of organisms . . . . . .
. . .
78
.
. . .
. . .
. . .
33 Urine for Bacteriological and
clinical examination . . . . . .
. . .
42 Chemical examination
only 8 . . .
34 Urine for B. Coli ...
7
4
11
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
35 Do. for B. typhosus . . . 2 243
245
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
36 Do. for tubercle bacilli . . . . . .
15
15
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
37 Do. f o r D y s e n t e r y b a c i l l i . . . . . .
36
36
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
38 Do. for Malta fever . . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
39 Discharge from conjunctiva, ear,
etc., for cultural tests . . .
3
4
7 B Xerosis, Pneumococcus
and Streptococcus
isolated . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .