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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Specimens Examined in the Pathological Laboratory during the Year.
| Positive. | Negative . | |
|---|---|---|
| Swabs for Diphtheria. | - | 225 |
| Sputa for T.B. | 271 | 492 |
| Pus for T.B. | 6 | 7 |
| Pus for Gonococci. | 1 | 6 |
| Urine for T.B. | 7 | 28 |
| Faeces for T.B. | 1 | 1 |
| Urine for Goli-Typhoid Group. | - | 3 |
| Pieces for Coli-Typhoid Group. | 14 | 139 |
| Blood - Widals, | 18 | 35 |
| Fairs for ringworm. | 1 | 2 |
| Blood cultures . | 12 | 31 |
| Facees for occult blood. | 127 | 143 |
1,570
Urine for routine examination. 952
Pus for organisms. 135
Blood urea estimations. 141
Bipod sugar estimations. 45
Cerebro spinal fluids. 135
Urea Cone. tests. 234
Urea Clearance Tests. 211
Fractional tost meals. 53
Pleural fluids. 42
Blood counts. 498
Blood Groups. 90
Eaemoglobin estimations. 257
Compatibility tests. 2
Faecal fat estimations. 6
Van den Bergh re-action. 16
Vaccines. .2
Blood sedimentation rates. 63
glucose tolerance tests. 4
Blood coagulation and bleeding time. 7
Other examinations - unclassified. 219
total number of examinations. 4,680
To. of specimens sent to Croydon General Hospital. 330
Number of Post Mortems Ordered by the Coroner and Performed
at Mayday Hospital during the Year:
Outside Cases: 235
Hospital Cases: 56.
Number of Post Mortems not ordered by the Coroner: 117.
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