Annual report : 11th (1929/30) / the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Research in Pathology and Medicine.

  • Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Research in Pathology and Medicine
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1930
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Credit: Annual report : 11th (1929/30) / the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Research in Pathology and Medicine. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In the Biochemical Department a large number of specimens have been received for examination. The number of Glucose Tolerance Tests carried out have been actually double that of the previous year, and as this is a very time-consuming test, the work of the department has thereby been greatly increased. In the Metabolic Department the work has also become much heavier. Last year some 300 estimations were made, but this year Miss Splatt has made over 400 basal meta- bolic rate determinations. As this is a state of “saturation,” any further increase will have to be met by a second room for determinations and an additional metabolist. With the co-operation of Dr. Eric Cooper, a number of cases of glycosuria which were thought to present unusual features were re-investigated a year or more after their discharge from the hospital. It is hoped to publish this work shortly. . A number of water-packed fruits used in the Diet Kitchen for the diabetic patients’ diets have been analysed. Our thanks are due to Professor Young and Miss Law, who undertook experiments to determine the most suitable method of analysis, for their advice in this matter, and also to Mr. Millikan, who carried out some of the analyses. Bacteriology and Clinical Pathology. During the past year special effort has been directed towards the organisation of the work of individual members of the staff of this department, so that the large numbers of specimens sent to us are both thoroughly examined and reported on as quickly as possible. This work and that of systematic filing of records has progressed steadily. The total number of specimens received for bacteriological and cytological examination during the last hospital year has been 6,458, which gives a weekly average of 124. This figure shows a slight increase on that for the previous year. During the past twelve months, 3,741 Wassermann and 237 Gonococcal Complement Fixation tests have been done, giving a weekly average of 75 and 4 respectively. Skin tests for allergic sensitiveness, numbering 1,305, have been carried out on 60 individual patients, and in a few instances, with the co-operation of Miss Splatt, special extracts have been prepared of substances to which the
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