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London County Council 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: PATHOLOGICAL SERVICES-continued.Table II.-Group Laboratory at Lambeth hospital.Record of examinations, etc., completed during the year ended 31st December, 1934

PATHOLOGICAL SERVICES-continued.

Table II.-Group Laboratory at Lambeth hospital.

Record of examinations, etc., completed during the year ended 31st December, 1934

Hospital or Institution, etc.Pathological.Bacteriological.Biochemical.Post-mortem examinations by pathologist.Attendance at post-mortem examinations.Histological.Miscellaneous.Total.
Blood.Urine.Fæces.C.S.F.Fluids, exudates, etc.Identification of micro-organisms.Gonocooci.T.B.Agglutination, per organisms.Wassermann reaction.Kahn test.Other complement fixation tests.Vaccines.Animal inoculation.Blood sugar and urea.Other blood.Urine.Fæces.Test meals.C.S.F.
Full count.Hb.,R.B.C. or W.B.C. diff.Other hæm. tests.General.General.General.Lange, etc.
Lambeth332260266457—2663483927153511992792944272231982624217662361343654—1138314,140
St. Benedict's5064949—32—692303464342213315————11384
St. Giles'—2720—616446—71602271221638931911972—73718315,099
St. James'2366020453622522760104351765187160714411165333829646651163654327,677
St. John's202133—2——4128912111—18—3—1————522191
Other hospitals————————————————3————————3—6
Total628330539106525297914721261590200963868806433373251166105015331518747331071820927,497
Total for 193333219318104224771001721599119522837406548621139138102531801473791991729—17161025,235