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Croydon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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NUMBER OF POST MORTEMS ORDERED BY THE CORONER AND
PERFORMED AT MAYDAY HOSPITAL DURING THE YEAR.
Outside Cases 230
Hospital Cases 60
NUMBER OF POST MORTEMS NOT ORDERED BY THE CORONER 90
OPERATIONS PERFORMED AT MAYDAY HOSPITAL DURING 1938.
Number.
ABDOMINAL.
Appendicectomy 201
Suture of Perforated Duodenal Ulcer 7
Paul's Operation for Carcinoma Coli 2
Sigmoidoscopy 27
Herniotomy 55
Cholecystectomy 15
Laparotomy 38
Exploration of Common Bile Duct 2
Gastrectomy 2
Gastroenterostomy 1
Colostomy 27
For Pyloric Stenosis 5
Caecostomy 6
Intussusception 3
For Intestinal obstruction 6
For Gastric Ulcer 3
Resection of Colon 2
Gastro-jejunostomy 1
For Anal Fistula 2
Resection of Caecum 1
Ligature of Haemorrhoids 3
Excision of rectum 2
Removal of Anal Tag 2
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BONES AND JOINTS.
For Osteo-myelitis 6
Amputation of Limbs 5
Wiring of Bones 20
Resection of Rib 12
Application of Plaster 50
Removal of Sequestra 1
Reduction of Joints 11
Manipulation of Limbs 15
Excision of Patella 1
121
EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
Mastoidectomy 19
Tonsillectomy 249
For Nasal Polypi 1
Adenoidectomy 1
Resection of Nasal Septum 3
Insertion of Cannulae into Antrum 1
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