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167
Tuberculosis.
Referred from Tuberculosis Officer because of pregnancy 6
Referred to Tuberculosis Officer for opinion on lung condition 6
Venereal Disease.
GONORRHOEA—Total cases 9
Transferred to Borough V.D. Clinic 9
SYPHILIS—Total cases 2
Transferred to Borough V.D. Clinic 2
These cases are delivered in Mayday Hospital in Isolation
Wards, and transferred to the Borough V.D. Clinic on discharge.
Midwives' Cases.
Many midwives' cases were sent when pregnancy was about
36 weeks advanced for a single consultation. A somewhat larger
number was supervised entirely at the ante-natal Clinic after they
had made their own arrangements for delivery at home in the care
of doctors or midwives. Expectant mothers who cancelled hospital
bookings are included in this group.
These cases may be summarised as follows :—
Total number of midwives' cases during 1937 350
Number of cases sent for one consultation only 168 (47%)
Number of cases supervised entirely 182 (53%)
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 Wassermann 90
Blood for Kahn Reaction 52
Blood for Gonococcus Fixation Test 50
Blood for Grouping 10
Blood for Culture 12
Blood for Urea Content 19
Blood for Widals 18
Blood for Cell Count, etc. 43
Catheter urine for Routine Examination 554
Urine for Aschheim-Zondek Test 20
Urine for Urea Concentration Test 9
Lochia for Culture 20
Sputum for Examination 6
Pus for Identification of Organism 4
Urethral smears for Gonococci, etc. 78
Cervical smears for Gonococci, etc. 28
Conjunctival smears 26
Histological sections 30
Van den Burgh 3
Throat Swabs for Organisms 38
faeces for Occult Blood 3