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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Faeces for Coli Typhoid Group—
(1) Cultures — 323
(2) Microscopy or ? amoebae — 306
Blood—Widals 4 18
Hairs for ringworm 7 7
Blood cultures 2 37
Faeces for occult blood 291 468
4,731
Urine for routine examination 1,837
Pus for organisms 386
Blood urea estimations 298
Blood sugar estimations 184
Cerebro-spinal fluids 141
Urea Cone. Tests
Urea clearance tests 82
Fractional test meals 181
Pleural fluids 85
Blood counts 1,053
Haemoglobin estimations 1,116
Blood groups 592
Compatability tests 286
Faecal fat examinations 2
Van den Bergh reaction 10
Blood sedimentation rates 1,154
Glucose tolerance tests 14
Blood coagulation and bleeding time 80
Other examinations—unclassified 166
Total number of examinations 12,398
Number of specimens sent to Croydon General Hospital—
Blood for W.R. and Kahn 2,761
Blood for W.R. only 206
Blood for G.C.F.T 143
C.S.F. for W.R. and Lange 53
Tissue for Histology 369
Specimens for Guinea Pig inoculations 2
3,534
Specimens sent to Sutton Blood Depot for R.H. factor 3,287
NUMBER OF POST MORTEMS ORDERED BY THE CORONER AND
PERFORMED AT MAYDAY HOSPITAL DURING THE YEAR.
Outside cases 333
Hospital cases 107
Number of Post-Mortems not
ordered by the Coroner 163