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REPORT OF THE KING INSTITUTE, GUINDY

No. Description. Number
examined
Number
positive.
Remarks.
52 Animals for identification—  
      Maggots . . . 6 . . .
    Flies . . . 1 . . .
    Sand flies . . . 6 . . .
    Ticks . . . 16 . . .
    Miscellaneous insects . . . 76 . . .
    Snakes . . . 6 . . .
Total . . . 15,180 . . .
53 Work by investigation units—
      Blood films for malaria . . . 1,539 736
    Anopheline mosquitoes for identification ... 1,667 . . .
    Anophelines dissected for zygotes and sporo-
zeites . . .
319 . . .
Total . . . 18,735 . . .

TABLE XII.

The number of Ampoules and Types of Serum bought and distributed, 1925-26.

No. Name of serum. Stock on
1st Apr.
1925.
Received. Issued. Balance on.
1st Apr.
1926.
1 Anti-tetanic serum (1,500 units) . . . 643 3,984 4,002 625
2 Anti-streptococcics serum (10 c.c.) . . . 181 2,027 1,616 592
3 Anti-dysenteric serum (20 c.c.) . . . 88 824 626 286
4 Anti-diphtheretic serum (2,000 units) . . . 119 500 401 218
5 Anti-meningococcus serum (25 c.c.) . . . 12 72 54 30
6 Anti-venomous serum (40 c.c.) . . . 30 60 65 25
7 Anti-anthrax serum (10 c.c.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 Coley's fluid (2 c.c.) . . . 10 . . . . . . 10
  Total . . . 1,083 7,467 6,764 1,786

TABLE XIII.

Water Samples, 1925-26.

No. Nature of examination. Source of water.
Presidency
water
supplies.
Guindy
experimental
filters.
Total.
1 Bacteriological and chemical . . . 366 132 498
2 Bacteriological only . . . 186 91 277
3 For presence of vibrios . . . 32 . . . 32
4 Chemical only . . . 139 37 176
5 Tests to determine the alum dosage . . . 26 . . . 26
  Total . . . 749 260 1,009

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