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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Condition, or reason for operation. | Name of operation. ' | Queen Mary's | Prin-cess Mary's | High St. Wood Luke's | Grove Park | Heather-wood | Total | |
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kidney | Passage of sounds | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nephrectomy | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Cystoscopy | 16 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 18 | |
epididymis | Cystoscopy | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Orchidectomy | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
Epididymectomy | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
multiple abscesses | Incision | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
2) Other conditions | ||||||||
Mastoiditis | Mastoidectomy | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Pleural effusion | Aspiration | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | Removal | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Pyonephrosis | Drainage | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Appendicitis | Appendicectomy | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Renal calculus | Nephrectomy | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Cystoscopy | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Pvelolithotomy | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Ureteric calculi | Removal | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Vesical calculi | Lithotrity | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Phimosis | Circumcision | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | |
Bladder | Cystoscopy | —_ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Lipoma of bladder | Cystoscopy and fulguration | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Hand | Removal of ganglion | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Removal of nail | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Tibia | Osteoclasis | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
Lipoma | Removal | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Cyst | Removal | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Knee | Supracondylar osteotomy | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
Septic finger | Incision | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
Wrist | Manipulation and plaster | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Various | Dressings and replastering | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Total | 214 | 148 | 1 | 670 | 2 | 19 | 1,054 |