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Details of Urinary Examinations.

Bacteriological and Public Health Laboratory, Dunedin. lie port on Specimens examined for the Public Health Department for the Year ending the 31st December, 1913, by the District Health Officer and Bacteriologist (Dr. S. T. Champtaloup). (Note. —This report does not include the work done in connection with University classes in bacteriology (three) and public health (two), or routine work other than public health of the Pathological and Bacteriological Laboratories). SPUTUM. 11)12. 1013. General bacteriological examinations other than for tubercle .. .. 16 57 Examination for tubercle (ordinary method) — Positive .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 166 146 Negative .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 343 331 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 509 477 EXAMINATION of swabs for diphtheria. Positive .. .. .. .. .. .. ..87 48 Negative .. .. .. .. .. .. ..270 115 Suspicious .. .. .. .. .. ..11 2 Total .. .. .. .. .. ..368 168 WIDAL REACTION FOR TYPHOID. Positive .. .. .. .. ... 19 2 Negative .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 38 Doubtful .. .. .. .. .. 6 4 Total .. .. .. .. .. ..95 44 There having been no marked outbreaks of infectious disease, the number of public-health specimens shows a considerable decrease as compared with last year. 'I lie Dominion Analyst reports : — I have the honour to forward herewith returns of analyses made in this Laboratory for the Department of Public Health during the year ending 31st March, 1914. These returns show a total of 437 analyses of a varied character. A return showing the analyses made for the Police Department, some of which may interest you, is also supplied.

.esul Method. What sought. Total. Positive. Negative. Chemical analyses — Quantitative Estimation of urea ... sugar ... „ albumen ,, other substances 9 31 7 2 Qualitative 41 15 4 49 For albumen 18 30 13 59 45 17 „ sugar ... „ other substances Bacterioscopical For B. coli ... 103 1 42 68 31 2 25 31 121 184 3 67 99 ,, gonococcus ,, B. typhosus ,, other organisms... Microscopical For tubetcle bacillus... ,, casts, pus, epithelium, &c. 13 299 30 15 303 43 314 357 Total for 1913 830 588