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. 1 | Lewisham. | MOe 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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The Locomotory Apparatus—continued. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bursae, Fasciae, lendons, etc.— For acute bursitis | 1 | 1 | 15 | _ | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | _ | 4 | __ | 3 | 12 | 3 | _ | 8 | 21 | _ | 2 | _ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | - | 1 | 3 | 125 |
Excision of bursæ | _ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | _ | 3 | 6 | _ | 3 | _ | 1 | _ | 7 | _ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 68 |
Repair, etc., of tendons | _ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | _ | _ | _ | 7 | 6 | - | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 110 |
Other | l | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 9 | _ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 35 |
Amputations- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Through forearm | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 1 | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | y |
Through wrist | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Of finger | _ | 11 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | 10 | 21 | — | 3 | 3 | 126 |
Through thigh | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | _ | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | _ | _ | 4 | _ | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 124 |
Through leg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | _ | 3 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 43 |
Of loot | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 10 | |||
Of toe | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | _ | 2 | _ | 1 | 2 | _ | 4 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 40 |
Other | _ | 29 | _ | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 41 | ||||||
The Skin and Cellular Tissue- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For carbuncle | 5 | _ | 9 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 12 | Z | 3 | 1 | y | 6 | i | o | i | i | o | o | * | 119 | ||
For innocent growth | 1 | 6 | _ | 7 | 43 | _ | 4 | _ | 9 | 10 | 3 | _ | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | — | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 189 |
For malignant growth | 1 | 6 | _ | 7 | 43 | _ | 4 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | 4 | 21 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 34 |
Skin grafting | 1 | 4 | 15 | _ | 6 | _ | 2 | _ | 1 | 3 | 3 | _ | _ | _ | 6 | 5 | 2 | _ | 10 | 9 | _ | 5 | _ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 92 |
For cicatricial deformity | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 91 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | _ | _ | _ | 3 | _ | _ | 3 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 106 |
Suture of wounds (under general anaesthesia) | 3 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 10 | _ | 5 | _ | 11 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 80 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 524 |
Incision of abcess (under general anaesthesia) | 68 | 168 | 122 | 71 | 393 | 54 | 42 | 176 | 246 | 158 | 31 | 11 | 86 | 6 | 241 | 247 | 102 | 101 | 103 | 296 | _ | 78 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 64 | 540 | 47 | 47 | 69 | 3,645 |
Other | 4 | 41 | 3 | 15 | 98 | _ | 18 | _ | 28 | 2 | 5 | _ | 1 | _ | 28 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 61 | 12 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 26 | — | 50 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 516 |
Obstetric operations | _ | 11 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 14 |
Embryulcia | _ | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 | _ | 11 | 3 | 15 | 7 | _ | 4 | _ | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | _ | 7 | _ | 2 | 11 | _ | 10 | _ | 1 | 1 | 146 |
Cæsaream section | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous | _ | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 | __ | 11 | 3 | 15 | 7 | _ | 4 | _ | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | _ | 7 | _ | 2 | 11 | _ | 10 | _ | 1 | 1 | 146 |
Ventriloculography | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | __ | _ | _ | _ | — | 29 | 1 | — | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 66 | ||||
Bronchoscopy | 13 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 43 | 1 | — | 6 | 16 | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bronchiolograpny | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Artificial pneumothorax- | 5 | 38 | 7 | 76 | 10 | 16 | 8 | _ | _ | _ | 3 | — | 14 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 13 | 41 | 1 | — | - | Z l i | ||
Induction | 31 | g | 60 | 137 | 97 | 150 | 42 | _ | _ | _ | 20 | _ | 148 | 137 | 24 | 56 | 38 | — | — | 3 | 29 | — | — | 267 | 574 | — | — | — | 1,821 | ||
Refill | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | _ | _ | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 5 | - | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 62 | ||||
(Esophagoscopy | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 17 | 19 | 1 | _ | - | - | 15 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 28 | - | 2 | 5 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 285 | |
Sigmoidoscopy | 1 | 6 | _ | 1 | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 21 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | — | 50 | ||||||
Urethroscopy ... | 21 | 38 | 49 | 15 | 36 | 45 | 13 | 86 | 53 | 34 | __ | _ | 10 | _ | 54 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 48 | 104 | — | 44 | 27 | 143 | 48 | 46 | 55 | 29 | 39 | 46 | 1,183 |
Cystoscopy ............ | A | 20 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 29 | _ | 6 | _ | 66 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 279 | |||||||
Pyelography (instrumental) ... | § | 13 42 | 26 | l 9 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 9 | _ | 6 | _ | 52 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 50 | - | 8 | 12 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 42 | - | 7 | 17 | 487 |
Blood transfusion Insertion of radium tubes | 1 | 114 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ~~ | 122 | |||||||||
Total............ | 355 | 1197 | 1678 | 773 | 2103 | 1150 | 724 | 1633 | 1933 | 1133 | 503 | 89 | 757 | 7 | 2057 | 1751 | 955 | 716 | 1690 | 2935 | 35 | 910 | 610 | 1254 | 974 | 1277 | 2611 | 508 | 502 | 869 | 33,689 |
* Other than shown under Face and Mouth.