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The blood of four patients (one ante-natal and three post-natal) was submitted
for the Wasserman test, one of these was found to be strongly positive,
and the other three negative.
Twelve expectant mothers were referred to Maternity Hospitals for confinement
(four normal, eight abnormal); twenty-two to the Dental Clinic for
treatment; two to the Tuberculosis Dispensary, and one to the Heart Hospital.
In connection with the 19 post-natal cases attending the ante-natal clinic,
the defects noted were:—Generative organs 3; lax abdominal wall 1; respiratory
diseases 2; heart disease 1; anaemia 3; debility 4; digestive disorders 6; dental
caries 3; pyorrhea 1; difficulty with breast feeding 4.
Three of these patients were referred to the Dental Clinic and two to the
Tuberculosis Dispensary.