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London County Council 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: G eneral H ospitals— continued.T able IX — Operations carried out in the general hospitals during the year ended31s£December,1934.

G eneral H ospitals— continued.

T able IX — Operations carried out in the general hospitals during the year ended31s£December,1934.

Operation. (Locality and nature or purpose.)Archway.Bethnal Green.Dulwich.Fulham.Hackney.Hammersmith.Highgate.Lambeth.Lewisham.Mile End.New End.Norwood children's.Paddington.Queen Mary's, Sidcup.St. Alfege's.St. Andrew's.St. Charles'.St. George-in-the-East.St. Giles'.St. James*.St. John's.St. Leonard's.St. Luke's, Chelsea.St. Mary Abbots.St. Mary, Islington.St. Nicholas'.St. Olave's.St. Pan eras.St. Peter's.St. Stephen's.Total.
Skull and Brain—
Cerebral decompression-15-1313211-1--3111---2--1111233
Drainage of cerebral abscess2—1—4—41—1—————41—49———1112——137
Removal of intracranial tumour—————————————————————————————14
For fracture of skull1—1—1———112—————1——4—2——3141—23
Other--2-----1---———————2—1-——211—212
Spine and Spinal Cord—
Laminectomy———————1————1——1—————————1-11-6
For spina bifida————1———1—————————————————————2
Other (excluding spinal puncture)———————11-—-1--21———————133———13
Nerves—
Phrenic evulsion———215463—————1171——9-—1———1———51
Other-111-1--52--1-11--33-——21—3—5132
The Eye—
On lids113—5144211—3—223—54—————6161—469
For cataract-24-5-2106---2-2-7-52----81191-177
Other——8-1013918—-—2—4192116~2~289393—8155
The Ear—
Myringotomy4942333412918113-7-12-2352-10-8147---218
For mastoiditis62653845101845684519535—29224435057—2116172916403915754
Other-3155141351112——845216—6111261—2106
The Neck—
Thyroid—2—12112——64—1—512—3———3——1——1—90
Other (operations for suppurative adenitis and for abscess classified as such—see below)—222122——1—3———11312213—11—37—21383
The Nose—
Polypus—21—13_5—11—1—141—44—11—21211—38
Deflected septum—31022-4284-1-252-66-433—2--2273
On turbinate bones—21221i—311———————11——2——11—1122
For suppuration__73464412—3—1161124—15—4—211174
Other21117-23-4913-----42-75-1312—4——-4112
The Larynx and Trachea—
Tracheotomy and laryngotomy164_1132_1—21—11——37—1512131—149
Other2123—1——1—————————2——16——2—2———32