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Miscellaneous swabs, including specimens of pus. Reports isued from smears and cultural findings : Streptococcal, 19; staphylococcal, 37 ; Bacillus coli, 5; B. welchii, 2; tubercle bacilli, 1. Venereal Examinations. —Total number, 41. Urethral (positive), 23; cervical (positive), 5; vaginal (positive), 1. Kahn Precipitin Tests. —Number done : Diagnostic, 5 ; other specimens, 73. Puncture Fluids. —Number examined, 39. C.S.F. containing —Streptococci, 1 ; pneumococci, 1. Other specimens : Streptococcal, 7 ; staphylococcal, 5 ; pneumococcal, 3. Leprosy. —Number examined, 11. Nasal smears (positive), 4; skin-scrapings, &c. (positive), 1. Animal Inoculation«. done, 4. Positive T. 8., 1. Autogenous vaccines prepared, 15. Tissue for sections, 14. Stomach-contents for general examination and estimation of acidity, 5. The number of samples of beer, &c., for estimation of alcohol totalled 29.

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60 .2 n » (3 A "3 Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Totals, ts a* 8 s Alimentary System. Appendicitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. .. I Colic .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. •. • • •. 1 I 2 Constipation .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. I Dental extractions .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Gastritis .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 6* Gastro-enteritis .. .. 1 1 .. 1 1 1 .. .. •. 5 Jaundice .. .. .. .. . 1 .. .. .. .. . • • • 1 Malnutrition .. .. .. 2 1 1 4 Diarrhoea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 3 Haemorrhoids .. .. 1 1 1 .. 3 Circulatory System. Adenitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. •• •• •• .. 2 Haemorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 1 P.U.O. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 4 Cardiac .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 Genito- Urinary System. Abortion .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. •• 1 5 Circumcision .. .. .. Confinements .. .... .... 3 1 1 1 1 6 1 4 1 2 21.. Curettage .. .. .. 1 1 Cystitis .. .. .. .. 4 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Hydrocele .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 4 Orchitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 Parametritis .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 Puerperal fever .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. If Pyelitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 2 Elephantiasis .. .. 1 1 2 Hernia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Ovarian cyst .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 Rectocele and cystocele .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 Uterine .. .. .. 2 .. 2 Vomiting of pregnancy .. 1 1 .. 2 Nervous System. Lumbago .. .. .. •. .. .. .. 1 1 Neurasthenia .. .. .. .. . . . . 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Respiratory System. Bronchitis .. .. •• 2 1 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 7 Haemoptysis .. .. .. I 11 Pneumonia (bronchial) .. 1 1 Pneumonia (lobar) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 Phthisis .. .. • • .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 . • . • 3 1 Tonsilitis .. .. .. 2 1 1 4 Pleurisy .. .. •• .. •• 1 .. 1 •. 1 2 .. 5 Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues. Carbuncle .. .. • • • • • • I . • .. 1 Cellulitis .. .. • • • • 1 .. 1 1 • • .. .. 3 Dermatitis .. .. • • 1 • . . . 1 .. .. .. .. . 2 Furunculosis .. .. •• .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 Myositis tropica .. .. •• .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 4 Ulcers .. .. • • • • •. •• •• 1 1 •• .. .. .. 2 Supporting Structures. Abscess .. .. • • • • 1 2 J .. 1 .. J 1 2 .. .. 9 Bone-osteomyelitis .. • . •. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. I Bursitis .. .. • • 1 .. 1 * 2 Fractures .. .. . • •• .. .. .. .. 1 .. I .. 2 .. .. 4 Injuries (cuts) .. .. 1 1 .. 1 3 1§ Wounds, septic .. • . • • 1 1 2 Hammer-toe .. .. • • • • •. .. .. .. • • .. 1 .. .. .. . . 1 Synovitis (knee) .. . • 1 .. 1 * Convulsions. t Confined outside. \ Tuberculosis. § Murdered.