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REPORT OF THE KING INSTITUTE, GUINDY
TABLE XII.
The number of Ampoules and Types of Sera and vaccines for human use bought and distributed, 1926-27.
| No. | Name of serum. | Stock on 1st Apr. 1926. |
Bought. | Issued. | Balance on 1st Apr. 1927. |
| Sera. | |||||
| 1 | Anti-tetanic serum (1,500 units) . . . | 625 | 5,196 | 5,647 | 174 |
| 2 | Anti-streptococcus serum (10 c.c.) . . . | 592 | 2,034 | 2,306 | 320 |
| 3 | Anti-dysenteric serum (20 c.c.) . . . | 286 | 537 | 813 | 10 |
| 4 | Anti-diphtheretic serum (2,000 units) . . . | 218 | 262 | 434 | 46 |
| 5 | Anti-meningococcus serum (25 c.c.) . . . | 30 | 74 | 56 | 48 |
| 6 | Anti-venomous serum (40 c.c.) . . . | 25 | 228 | 208 | 45 |
| 7 | Anti-anthrax serum (10 c.c.) . . . | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| Total sera . . . | 1,788 | 8,343 | 9,475 | 656 | |
| Vaccines. | |||||
| . . . | Coley's fluid (2 c.c.) . . . | 10 | 36 | 10 | 36 |
| . . . | Tuberculin B.E. . . . | . . . | . . . | 411 | . . . |
| . . . | Do. for Von Perquit test . . . | . . . | . . . | 635 | . . . |
| . . . | Plague vaccine . . . | . . . | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Total vaccine . . . | 10 | 46 | 1,060 | 42 | |
| Total sera and vaccine . . . | 1,798 | 8,389 | 10,535 | 698 | |
TABLE XIII.
Veterinary Sera handled during 1926-27.
| No. | Sera. | Bottles or tubes | ||
| Received. | Issued. | Balance. | ||
| For Veterinary Adviser. | ||||
| 1 | Anthrax . . . | 97 | 87 | 10 |
| 2 | Rinderpest . . . | 13,661 | 13,328 | 333 |
| 3 | Tetanic . . . | 54 | 48 | 6 |
| 4 | Hæmorrhagic septicaemia . . . | 2,606 | 2,162 | 444 |
| 5 | Black Quarter Aggressin . . . | 44 | 35 | 9 |
| 6 | Black Quarter . . . | 1,162 | 1,044 | 118 |
| 7 | Normal . . . | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| For Principal, Veterinary College. | ||||
| 8 | Anti-tetanic . . . | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| 9 | Distemper vaccine . . . | 13 | Nil | 13 |
| 10 | Fowl cholera vaccine . . . | 17 | Nil | 17 |
| 11 | Tuberculin . . . | 23 | Nil | 23 |
| Total . . . | 17,705 | 16,724 | 981 | |
TABLE XIV.
Water Samples for 1926-27.
| No. | Nature of examination. | Source of water. | ||
| Presidency water supplies. |
Guindy experimental filters. |
Total. | ||
| 1 | Bacteriological and chemical . . . | 391 | 201 | 592 |
| 2 | Bacteriological only . . . | 203 | 89 | 292 |
| 3 | For presence of vibrios . . . | 69 | . . . | 69 |
| 4 | Chemical only . . . | 192 | 52 | 244 |
| 5 | Tests to determine dosage of alum and lime. | 28 | 16 | 44 |
| Total . . . | 883 | 358 | 1,241 | |
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