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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

London County Council 1934

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

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Table: Table IX— continued.General Hospitals—continued.

Table IX— continued.General Hospitals—continued.

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.
Intestine—continued.
For strangulated hernia—Inguinal–61871011241013–6–8221821–432124–834160
Femoral46878–4831––2–14441820–515823513135
Umbilical–2211–312–1–3–11––44–1––––1––129
Incisional––1––1––2–––1–2–––16–11–——22——20
Other––––11–––3––––11–1–1––––61––––16
For intestinal obstruction—
Adhesions and bands–41149932441–2–3341615–32–2611–13113
Intussusception–112231–441–2–322115–111222––246
Volvulus––3–––313––––––11–13–––11–––––18
Carcinoma—
Colostomy612353219472–8–11–7–722–2–16711243154
Cæcostomy–21431156–1–3–3271716–34571422293
Other12235–1–33––––21–4614–1–12–62–564
Other–1–2––114–––1–1121516—21–42—12–48
Other–2–2––1065–1–5–4–4–1––1––141–4––60
Rectum and Anus—
For hæmorrhoids51213988441333–4–720421417–591458153611226
For ischio-rectal abscess–61725384103118–8–221515–73108212–43159
For fistula-in-ano––621713411–5–3–––41–313123––658
For fissure–21–2–––12––––1––––––1–3––11––15
Colostomy for carcinoma–312–21–2–1–––63–26––––134711––55
Other–6456l–2612–2–3102246–4411–10–1285
Liver, Gall-bladder and Ducts—
For cirrhosis–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––22
For cholecystitis and cholelithiasis—
Cholecystectomy–111478521512193–1–187991120–37914820344243
Cholecystostomy1–15461112–1–5–11–3–32–217461111–89
Other–––––––1–––––––––––7–11––1–1–113
For carcinoma–––1––1–1––––––1–––1––––131–––10
Other–1–111––12––––––––1––––––211––12
Pancreas—
For acute pancreatitis–142––1–1–1–––111–1––––1–––––116
For carcinoma–1–2–1––12–––––2–––––––11321–118
Other––––1–––1–––––––1–––––––––––––3
For peritonitis (other than cases included under a local lesion such as appendicitis, etc.)
For pelvic abscess221561–––34––8–4–4–122–531994121107
For subphrenic abscess–111––11–1––2––––––5–1–121––––18
Other–3–5–22–516–––––4–45–11–1–121––53