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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 Wassermann 90
Blood for Kahn Reaction 56
Blood for Gonococcus Fixation Test 48
Blood for Grouping 44
Blood for Culture 10
Blood for Urea Content 42
Blood for Widals 7
Blood for Cell Count, etc. 66
Catheter urine for Routine Examination 489
Urine for Aschheim-Zondek Test 72
Urine for Urea Concentration Test 66
Lochia for Culture 1
Sputum for Examination 1
Pus for Identification of Organism 9
Urethral smears for Gonococci, etc 57
Cervical smears for Gonococci, etc. 7
Conjunctival smears 23
Histological sections 42
Van den Burgh 3
Throat Swabs for Organisms 7
Faeces for Occult Blood, etc. 5
Urine for Tb. 1
Blood for Sugar Estimation 1
Blood for H6 Estimation 34
Compatibility Tests 9
Cerebro-Spinal Fluid 1
Breast Milk 3
X-Ray Examinations (Mayday Hospital X-Ray Department).
188 cases were referred from Ante-natal Clinics and 363 films
were used. Reasons for reference were:—
Breech for attitude, etc. 62
For presentation, attitude, etc. 38
Twins 46
Foetal death 4
,, parts 7
Disproportion 24
Others 7
116 cases were referred from the Maternity and Gynaecological
Wards at Mayday and St. Mary's Hospitals and 259 films were
used. Reasons for reference were:—
For presentation 56
Twins and Triplets 12
For foetal parts 7
Foetal death 4
Hydramnios 1
Breech? Extended legs 14
Disproportion 20
Hydrocephalus 1
Anencephaly 1