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Blood specimens : Total number of bloods examined, 117. Widals : Number done, 59. Positive B. typhosus, 22 ; positive paratyphosus " A," 1 ; positive paratyphosus " B," 0. Blood Cultures : Staphylococcal, 1 ; streptococcal, 1 ; no growth, 8. Filarial examinations : Bloods examined were 17. Positive, 8. Total Cell-counts : Red and white cells, 30 ; haemoglobin estimations, 30 ; differential counts, 28 ; Van den Burgh's test for bile pigments, 5 ; iodophilia, 2 ; malaria, 2. Kahn Test, 1. Miscellaneous swabs, including specimens of pus : Total examined, 60. Exports issued from smears and cultural findings : Streptococcal, 16 ; staphylococcal, 26 ; B. coli, 2 ; B. Welchii, 1 ; tubercle bacilli, 1. Venereal examinations : Total examinations, 60. Urethral (positive), 16 ; cervical (positive), 2 ; vaginal (positive), 6 ; urines (positive), 11. Cultural examinations were made in 8 examinations with 2 positive results. Puncture fluids : Total examined, 49. Leprosy; Number examined, 18. Nasal,smears, 8; throat smears, 5; blister-fluid, 3; nodular scrapings, 2 (both positive). Animal inoculations : Number done, 2. Food-poisoning, 1 ; puncture-fluid, 1. Vaccines prepared : Autogenous, 6 ; stock, 6. Tissue for sections : Number forwarded, 2. Stomach-contents for examination : Number examined, 2. Number of samples of beer, &c., for estimation of alcohol totalled 33. Number of times summoned to High Court as witness in proceedings, 5. Copra analysis : Total number of tests for oil content, moisture, free fatty acids, &c., were 7. Glands from theatre for filarial worms, 5. Ringworm, 3. Analysis of milk for fat, solids, water, ash, 7. Water-analysis, 3.

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! " ~~ " " % - : . i 'is 3 Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. Jane. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Bee. *<s 5 ft Totals, tt . .. I 5 III ' ' I Alimentary System. Appendicitis .. 1 .. .. j 1 1 •• 3 Colic .. .. .. 1 .. .. I 1 .. .. .. 1 3 Constipation .. .. .. ! .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 5 , Convulsions .. ! 1 ■. .... 1 ' Diarrhoea .. .. .. .. . ■ • • 1 • • 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 i Dental extractions 1 ; 1 ! Gastritis .. 1 I | 1 | Gastro-enteritis .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. • • • • I 1 ■ • 1 • • • • 3, .. Indigestion .. .. .. .. .. 2 j .. 1 j .. | .. 2 .. .. 5 | Intestinal obstruction .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. 1 1* Jaundice .. ;. j 1 1 .. .. j 1 1 4 Malnutrition .. .. .. j .. •. I j . ■ • ■ .. 1 .. | 1 Circulatory System. \ Adenitis .. .. .. 1 •. .. j 1 1 •. 3 .. Anaemia .. i. .. 1 1 Cardiac .. .. 1 .. 1 .. ' 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 5 2 Hemorrhoids l! I j .. 2 I .. .. 1 5 Varicose veins .. .. .. .. I ...... 1 1 Genito-Urinary System. Abortion .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 1 •• •• •• •• •• 2 .. 3 Calculus, renal 1 •• .. 1 1 .. 3 Confinements .. .. 1 5.. 2.. 1 2 6 1 1 1 1 1 22.. Cystitis .. .. 2 .. .. 2 Elephantiasis— (a) Leg .. 1 •• •• 1 •• •• •• 2 (b) Scrotum .. .. I 1 •• •• •. j ■■ •• 2 Gonorrhoea .. •'. j • • .... 1 .. .. .. 1 Glycosuria .. .. .. j .. .. .. 1 ! .. .. .. .. 1 Hernia .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Hydrocele .. j •. • • 1 | 2 .. .. 3 Nephritis .. .. .. .. 1 •• .. 1 .. .. .. 1 ..' 3 Orchitis .. .. .. ■. 1 ] I ! 1 Parametritis .. .. .. .. . • • • 1 • • • • • • • • ■ • • • ■ • • • 1 Peritonitis .. ■. .. • • • • ...... • ■ .... .. .. I j .. i 1 Peritoneal adhesions .. .. •. •. .. | ... .. ...... .. .. j 1 .. 1 Puerperal fever :. • • j I I I • • I Pyelitis .. ... ■ ■ 1 | I • • 2 : .. 3 Renal c'olic .. 1 1 ' • • • • I Rectocele and cystocele ; 1 j .. -. 1 Retention of urine I 1 .. .. 1 Syphilis .. 1 i • • • • 1 Toxemia of pregnancy I j • ■ 1 1 Urethritis .. 1- ..... .. .. .... .. 1 Uterine displacements I ! 1 1 Uterine haemorrhage | j 1 | . •. 1 Vomiting of pregnancy .. 1 .. .. I 1 * Volvulus.