Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table IX—
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. Pancras. | St. Peter's. | St. Stephen's. | Total. |
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For strangulated hernia—Inguinal | – | 6 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21 | – | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | – | 8 | 3 | 4 | 160 |
Femoral | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | – | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | – | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 135 |
Umbilical | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 29 |
Incisional | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 20 |
Other | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 16 |
For intestinal obstruction— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adhesions and bands | – | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | 11 | – | 1 | 3 | 113 |
Intussusception | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 46 |
Volvulus | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 18 |
Carcinoma— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colostomy | 6 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 11 | – | 7 | – | 7 | 22 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 154 |
Cæcostomy | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 16 | – | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 93 |
Other | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | 14 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 5 | 64 |
Other | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | — | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | – | 48 |
Other | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 10 | 6 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 14 | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | 60 |
For hæmorrhoids | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 7 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 17 | – | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 226 |
For ischio-rectal abscess | – | 6 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | – | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 | – | 4 | 3 | 159 |
For fistula-in-ano | – | – | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 6 | 58 |
For fissure | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 15 |
Colostomy for carcinoma | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 55 |
Other | – | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | l | – | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 1 | 2 | 85 |
For cirrhosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
For cholecystitis and cholelithiasis— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cholecystectomy | – | 11 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 18 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 20 | – | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 243 |
Cholecystostomy | 1 | – | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 11 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | – | 89 |
Other | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 13 |
For carcinoma | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 |
Other | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 12 |
For acute pancreatitis | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 16 |
For carcinoma | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 18 |
Other | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
For pelvic abscess | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | – | – | 8 | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 22 | – | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 107 |
For subphrenic abscess | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 18 |
Other | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 12 | 1 | – | – | 53 |