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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
Tonsillectomy 126
Mastoidectomy 18
Puncture and Irrigation of Antrum 3
Incision of Mastoid 1
Removal of Nasal Polypi 3
Incision of Ethmoid Abscess 1
Thyroidectomy 1
Laryngotomy 1
Adenoidectomy 3
Excision of portion of Septum 1
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GENITO-URINARY.
Circumcision 14
Pyelography 8
Prostatectomy 5
Cystostomy 13
Cystoscopy 38
Nephrolithotomy 1
Suture of Ruptured Urinary Bladder 1
For Hydrocele 2
Passage of Urethral Bougies 2
Nephrectomy 1
Reduction of ParaPhimosis 1
Dilatation of Urethral stricture 4
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GYNAECOLOGICAL.
Examination under Anaesthesia 16
Total Hysterectomy 12
Subtotal Hysterectomy 22
For Complete Collapse of Uterus 6
Ovariotomy 6
Removal of Cervical Polypi 4
Ant. Colporrhaphy 2
Removal of Ovarian Cyst 7
Colpo-perineorrhaphy 1
Salpingectomy 9
Salpingo-oophorectomy 6
Salpinography 1
Dilatation and Curetage 46
Incision of Mammary Abscess 19
Resection of Fibroids 2
Evacuation of Vesicular Mole 2
Excision of Bartholin's Cyst 1
Incision of Bartholin's Abscess 1
Cauterization of Cervix 4
Uterine Tampionage 1
Repair of Pelvic Floor 2
Ant. Post. Colporrhaphy 5
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