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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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Table: NUMBER OF X-RAY FILMS TAKEN

NUMBER OF X-RAY FILMS TAKEN

1936.1935.
Spine161113
Long bones936790
Pelvis3220
Skull163155
Chest (including lungs)405385
Barium meals129199
Barium enemata1826
Urinary tract176196
Gall-bladder55105
Teeth118140
Abdominal ? F.B.1016
Maternity cases164226
Total2,3672,371
Actual number of cases treated1,382968
1936.1935.
massage7,3457,764
Exercises7,8927,033
Radiant Heat1,9221,673
Electrical963542
Diathermy476463
Ultra violet light283446
Total18,88117,921
Actual number of patients treated998827
mental patients dealt with during the year.
Male.Female.
Admitted231234
Certified and sent to C.M.H5473
Discharged not certified120124
174197
Deaths: Male 60, Female 29.
number of patients seen by the oculist during the year286
number of specimens sent to the council's laboratory during the year2,201
number of post mortems ordered by the coroner and performed at mayday hospital during the year.
Outside cases236
Hospital67
Total303
number of post mortems not ordered by the coroner85