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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 1941
[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 | 8 | 432 | |
| Sputa for T.B. | 63 | 294 | |
| Pus for T.B. | 3 | 3 | |
| Urine for T.B. | 2 | 8 | |
| Faeces for Coli- Typhoid Group | 7 | 127 | |
| Blood-widels | 6 | 30 | |
| Hairs for Ringworm | 1 | 1 | |
| Blood cultures | 16 | 27 | |
| Faeces for occult blood | 84 | 129 | |
| 1,241 | |||
| Urine for routine examination | 955 | ||
| Pus for organisms. | 148 | ||
| Blood urea estimations. | 201 | ||
| Blood Sugar estimations. | 85 | ||
| Cerebro spinal fluids | 93 | ||
| Urea Conc. tests | 68 | ||
| Urea clearance tests | 68 | ||
| Fractional test meals | 67 | ||
| Pleural fluids | 47 | ||
| Blood counts | 524 | ||
| Blood Groups | 144 | ||
| Haemoglobin estimations | 640 | ||
| Faecal fat estimations | 1 | ||
| Van den Bergh re-action | 9 | ||
| Vaccines | 3 | ||
| Blood sedimentation rates | 54 | ||
| Glucose tolerance tests | 2 | ||
| Blood coagulation and bleeding time | 8 | ||
| Other examinations - unclassified | 197 | ||
| Total number of examinations. | 4,555 | ||
| No. of specimens sent to Croydon General Hospital | 414 | ||
Number of Post Mortens ordered by the Coroner and performed
at Mayday Hospital during the year.
Outside cases 188
Hospital cases 73
Number of Post Mortens not ordered by the Coroner. 69.
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