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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
Croydon 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| BONES AND JOINTS | Number. |
| Reduction of joints | 18 |
| Application of plasters | 33 |
| For Osteo-myelitis | 8 |
| Wiring of bones | 27 |
| Plating of fracture | 1 |
| Manipulation of Limbs | 21 |
| Fixing of caliper | 3 |
| Resection of rib | 12 |
| Removal of sequestra | 2 |
| Amputation of limbs | 7 |
| Arthrotomy | 1 |
| For hammer toes | 1 |
| 134 | |
| Tonsillectomy | 88 |
| Mastoidectomy | 29 |
| Puncture and irrigation of antrum | 2 |
| Incision of mastoid | 4 |
| Removal of odontone | 1 |
| 124 | |
| Operation Performed. | |
| gynaecological. | |
| Plastic hymenectomy | 3 |
| Excision of Bartholin's cyst | 4 |
| Incision of Bartholin's abscess | 1 |
| Evacuation of vesicular mole | 2 |
| Anterior and posterior colpo-perineorrhaphy | 7 |
| Amputation of cervix | 7 |
| Cauterization of cervix | 8 |
| Drainage of para vaginal haematoma | 1 |
| Removal of tissue for section | 1 |
| For twisted ovarian cyst | 4 |
| Dilatation and curettage | 7 |
| Exploration of uterus | 15 |
| Myomectomy | 2 |
| Wertheim's hysterectomy | 1 |
| Total hysterectomy | 18 |
| Subtotal hysterectomy | 6 |
| Salpingectomy | 4 |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy | 4 |
| Oophorectomy | 2 |
| Laparotomy for ovarian carcinoma | 1 |
| Ovariotomy | 4 |
| Incision of mammary abscess | 5 |
| Examination under anaesthesia | 10 |
| Excision of coccyx | 1 |
| Uterine tampionage | 2 |
| Cauterisation of urethral caruncle | 4 |
| Blood transfusion (for gynaecological reasons) | 43 |
| 167 |