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Croydon 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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172
Dental Treatment.
Number of cases referred to Borough dental surgeon 186
Number of cases referred to private dental surgeons 66
Number of cases refusing dental treatment 72
Number of cases seen too late for necessary dental treatment 14
Tuberculosis.
Referred by Tuberculous Officer because of pregnancy 9
Referred to Tuberculous Officer 7
X-Ray Examinations.
58 cases were referred to Mayday Hospital X-Ray Department
and 87 films were used.
Reasons for reference were: —
Breech for attitude 20 cases
For attitude, presentation, etc. 22 ,,
Twins 10 ,,
Renal calculus 4 ,,
Maturity 2 ,,
Pathological Investigations.
Blood for Wassermann and Kahn Reactions 48
Blood for Gonococcus Fixation test 8
Catheter urine for routine examination 15
Urine for Aschhiem—Zondek test 2
Urethral smears for Gonococci 64
Cervical smears for Gonococci 12
Venereal Disease.
Gonorrhoea—Total cases 8
Transferred to Borough V.D. Clinic 3
„ ,, Mayday Hospital 4
,, ,, Special Hospital for delivery 1
Syphilis—Total cases 7
Transferred to Borough V.D. Clinic 2
,, ,, Mayday Hospital 5
,, ,, Special Hospital for delivery —
All the cases, except one, were delivered in Mayday
Hospital in Isolation Wards, and all were transferred to the
Borough V.D. Clinic on discharge.
Other Conditions Treated as Out-Patients.
No. of
Cases,
Retroverted Gravid Uterus 3
Chronic Rheumatic Carditis 5
Cervical Polypus 1
Parenchymatous Goitre 2