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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.
Female Genital Organs—
Preast—For mammary abscess32233262–92114694–15–7266269727–842112318999536
Amputation for—Carcinoma–12212–14723–3–33––43–-142–11–1–60
Other causes––––––1––1––2––––121——————1———9
Other–––3221–711––––––121–—–2312——130
Ovaries and fallopian tubes—
For ovarian cyst12767127821—4—7561811—19117615218146
For malignant disease–––1––––––––1–––2–––––2–––1–––7
Forsalpingo-oophoriti8or pyosal-pinx ...18984241216376211121_44194267114194
For ectopic gestation11332437272-4-5451710-3121132--396
Other—1—————_1—1—1—7———————231——1——18
Uterus—
Hysterectomy—For carcinoma...--8---11__----221--2-112-23--127
For other causes ...276381447947—8—10116—622—3722479333195
Curettage (including for abortion and retained products)3380136291296850134146106247392975922147193_8030498146989559482,204
Myomectomy--42-1-1-3----3--142--24-21---30
Removal of uterine polypus——223121323—1—31—454—13334—1——52
Amputation of cervix-1_1-11__2--2—2131——--4511—-2230
Trachelorraphy ...--———1-———-—---1----21----—-5
For prolapse of uterus ...——41—1—1——1—-—6——112———231————24
For retroversion ..._1__41_141_1__—_31———-12——212—943
OtherI71134361415_2_333344—20311333——3114
Vagina, Vulva and Perineum—
For abscess of Bartholin's gland_2' 1-53-_-_3-6-1111-4-1—52-1--—37
Colporrhaphy and /or perineorrhaphy46115127621437210_515326445115
Other—1_63___161_—2_1114—7—5———351—461
The Locomotory Apparatus— Bones—
For acute periostitis and osteo myelitis11359281615122783111726_41061011831199
Sequestrectomy ...42113158321221-6-10827915-3-89323-410180
Excision of myeloma4
Osteotomy ...—14—2_—1—33—2—2—2112——11—29—2—39
For hallux valgusI1_11___322__—624111——22345—3449
For fracture—
Manipulation (including application of splints and plaster) under anaesthetics11687974134105679132683142917973100676719045884786879929941,972
Plating or wiring ...-5189181287189-8-133863108-20152203134126339
Bone grafting——_—44—_1———1—3——321—1-2——1———23
Other...37_2226__3_—1_31132911—4—211412113103
Other1_4____713_4_1_42-—---112-1——32
Joints—
For tuberculous arthritis11311—-2-—4—2—1--117
For acute suppurative arthritis__4_10_6211_—-_1--369-11961211100
Reduction of dislocation23614292_728_——16—59—5826—119—78168197263
For internal derangement—121611113——1—123—274—6—2363—2—68
Otheril—9——5—2_—__—75218413_—_23__2_276