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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Venereal Disease.
| Gonorrhoea-Total cases | 4 |
| Transferred to Borough V.D. Clinic | 4 |
| Syphilis-Total cases. | 7 |
| Transferred to Borough V.D. Clinic | 7 |
| These cases are delivered in Mayday Hospital Isolation Wards, and transferred to the Borough V.D. Clinic on discharge. | |
| Midwives Cases. | |
| These cases may be summarised as follows:- | |
| Total number of midwives cases during 1941 | 171 |
| Number of cases sent for one consultation only | 65 |
| Number of cases supervised entirely | 106 |
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 Wasserman | 146 |
| Blood for Kahn Reaction | 113 |
| Blood for Gonococcus Fixation Test | 113 |
| Blood for Grouping | 96 |
| Blood for Culture | 10 |
| Blood for Urea Content | 42 |
| Blood for Widals etc. | 13 |
| Blood for Cell Count, etc. | 36 |
| Catheter urine for Routine Examination | 382 |
| Urine for Aschheim-Zondek Test | 19 |
| Urine for Urea Concentration Test | 124 |
| Lochia for Culture | 25 |
| Sputum for examination | 10 |
| Pus for identification of Organism | 17 |
| Urethral smears for Gonococci, etc. | 25 |
| Cervical smears for Gonococci, etc. | 51 |
| Conjunctival smears | 28 |
| Histological sections | 159 |
| Van den Burgh | 3 |
| Throat swabs for organisms | 98 |
| Faeces for Occult Blood etc. | 2 |
| Blood for sugar estimation | 2 |
| Blood for Hb Estimation | 441 |
| Urine for T.B. | 2 |
| Various | 9 |
| Glucose Tolerance Test | 1 |
| X-Ray Examinations (Mayday Hospital X-Ray Department.) 115 cases were referred, from Ante Natal Clinics and 261 films were used. Reasons for reference were:- | |
| Breech for attitude etc. | 12 |
| For presentation, attitude etc. | 37 |
| Twins | 36 |
| Foetal death | 3 |
| ,, parts | 20 |
| Disproportion | 7 |