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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Specimens examined in the Pathological laboratory
during the Year.
| Positive. | Negative. | |
|---|---|---|
| Swabs for Diphtheria | 27 | 832 |
| Sputa for Tuberculosis | 365 | 500 |
| Urine for Tuberculosis | 10 | 7 |
| Urine for Typhoid | 9 | 49 |
| Faeces for Typhoid | - | 46 |
| Faeces for Tuberculosis | 1 | 8 |
| Pus for Tuberculosis | 6 | 5 |
| Faeces for Enteric and Dysentery Infections | 20 | 51 |
| Blood for Widals | 6 | 7 |
| Blood Cultures | 2 | 13 |
| Pus for Gonococci | 5 | 129 |
| Hairs for Ringworm | 25 | 31 |
| Faeces for Occult Blood | 113 | 125 |
| Urine for Routine Examination | 947 | |
| Pus for Organisms | 59 | |
| Blood Urea Estimations | 170 | |
| Blood Sugar Estimations | 75 | |
| Urea Clearance Tests | 95 | |
| Urea Concentration Tests | 257 | |
| Cerebro Spinal Fluids | 83 | |
| Fractional Test Meals | 25 | |
| Faecal Fat Estimations | 4 | |
| Pleural Fluids | 49 | |
| Glucose Tolerance Tests | 2 | |
| Serum Calcium Estimations | 3 | |
| Vaccines | 1 | |
| Van Den Bergh Re-actions | 13 | |
| Blood Counts. | 304 | |
| Haemoglobin Estimations | 294 | |
| Blood Groupings | 128 | |
| Blood Compatibility Tests | 22 | |
| Blood Sedimentation Rates | 22 | |
| Blood Coagulation and Bleeding Time | 2 | |
| Blood Fragility Tests | 3 | |
| Other examinations - unclassified | 21 | |
| 2,579 | ||
| Number of Specimens sent to Croydon General Hospital. | 322 | |
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