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Croydon 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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94
Independent Midwives Cases.
These cases may be summarised as follows :—
Total number of midwives' cases during 1945 150
Number of cases sent for one consultation only 96
Number of cases supervised entirely 54
Physiotherapy.
The following statistics have been furnished by the Physiotherapist
in respect of cases seen at St. Mary's Maternity
Hospital:—
Number of patients dealt with 613
,, exercise tables given 3,195
,, massage treatments given 8
,, electrical treatments given 38
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 169
Blood for Kahn Reaction 132
Blood for Gonococcal Fixation Test 132
Blood for Grouping 180
Blood for Culture 10
Blood for Urea Content 31
Blood for Cell Count, etc. 74
Catheter Urine for Routine Examination . 504
Urine for Aschheim-Zondek Test 47
Urine for Urea Concentration Test 92
Lochia for Culture 183
Sputum for Examination 1
Pus for Identification of Organism 36
Urethral Smears for Gonococcai, etc.
Conjunctival Smears 40
Histological Sections 179
' Throat Swabs for Organisms 112
Faeces for Occult Blood, etc 7
Blood for Hb. Estimation 034
Various 46
Blood Compatibility Tests 80