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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS.
Special investigations were carried out on ante-natal patients
attending the clinics, and on patients in St. Mary's Maternity
Hospital and Mayday Hospital Maternity Wards.
Pathological Investigations.
Blood for Washerman 99
Blood for Kahn Reaction 45
Blood for Gonococcous Fixation Test 57
Blood for Culture 2
Blood for Urea Content 5
Blood for Sugar Content 1
Blood for Cell Count, etc. 11
Catheter urine for Routine Examination 212
Urine for Aschheim-Zondek Test 17
Urine for Urea Concentration Test 9
Lochia for Culture 26
Sputum for Examination 2
Pus for Identification of Organism 5
Urethral smears for Gonococci, etc 27
Cervical smears for Gonococci, etc 15
Conjunctival smears 2
Histological sections 25
Peritoneal Fluid 1
Thoracic Fluid 1
X-Ray Examinations (Mayday Hospital X-Ray Department).
106 cases were referred from Ante-natal Clinics and 141 films
were used. Reasons for reference were:—
Breech for attitude, etc 31
For presentation, attitude, etc 37
Twins 34
Foetal death 2
,, bony deformity 1
,, parts 1
22 cases were referred from the Maternity and Gynaecological
Wards at Mayday Hospital and 40 films were used. Reasons for
reference were:
For presentation 6
For maturity 4
Twins 5
For foetal parts 1
Renal calculus 3
Foetal death 1
Hydramnios 1
Fracture of foetal skull 2