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NUMBER OF POST-MORTEWS ORDERED BY THE CORONER AND PERFORMED
AT MAYDAY HOSPITAL DURING THE YEAR.
Outside Cases 235
Hospital Cases 89
Number of Post Mortems not ordered by the Coroner 124
SPECIMENS EXAMINED IN THE PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY
DURING THE YEAR.
Positive Negative
Swabs for Diphtheria — 2,411
Sputa for T.B. 939 1,419
Pus for T.B 7. 48
Pus for Gonococci (included under Pus for organisms) — —
Urine for T.B. 11 22
Faeces for T.B. 1 8
Faeces for Coli Typhoid Group . — 51
Blood—Widals — 10
Hairs for Ringworm — 2
Blood Cultures 2 21
Faeces for occult blood 290 396
Urine for routine examination 1,631
Pus for organisms 209
Blood urea estimations ' 324
Blood sugar estimations 201
Cerebro-spinal fluids 123
Urea conc. Tests 19
Urea Clearance Tests 75
Fractional Test Meals 183
Pleural Fluids 147
Blood Counts 1,559
Haemoglobin estimations 882
Blood groups 469
Compatability Tests 227
Van den Bergh reaction 14
Blood sedimentation rates 1,502
Glucose tolerance tests 5
Blood coagulation and bleeding time 371
Other examinations—unclassified 24^
Total number of examinations 13,819
NUMBER OF SPECIMENS SENT TO CROYDO GENERAL HOSPITAL
Blood for W.R. and Kahn 2,884
Blood for W.R. only 121
Blood for G.C.F.T 98
C.S.F. for W.R. and Lange 37
Tissue for Histology 354
Specimens for Guinea Pig Inoculations 3
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