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Croydon 1944

[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 Wasserman 142
Blood for Kahn Reaction 117
Blood for Gonococcus Fixation Test 117
Blood for Grouping 181
Blood for Culture 8
Blood for Urea Content 46
Blood for Cell Count, etc. 80
Catheter Urine for Routine Examination 452
Urine for Aschheim-Zondek Test 40
Urine for Urea Concentration Test 124
Lochia for Culture 92
Sputum for Examination 12
Pus for Identification of Organism 38
Urethral Smears for Gonococci, etc. 8
Cervical Smears for Gonococci, etc. 9
Conjunctival Smears 28
Histological Sections 263
Throat Swabs for Organisms 96
Faeces for Occult Blood, etc. 15
Blood for Hb. Estimation 616
Various 16
Blood Compatibility Tests 130
X-Ray Examinations (Mayday Hospital X-Ray Department).
343 cases were referred from Mayday Hospital, St. Mary's
Maternity Hospital, and Ante-Natal Clinics. Reasons for reference
were: —
Breech for Attitude, etc. 67
For Presentation, Attitude, etc. 65
Twins 72
Foetal Death 6
Foetal Parts 6
Disproportion 91
Foetal Abnormalities 25
Pelvic Abnormality 5
Various 6