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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Number of X-Ray Films Taken
| Spine | 269 | |
| Bones | 852 | |
| Pelvis | 56 | |
| Chest | 1578 | |
| Barium Meals | 559 | |
| Barium Enemata | 101 | |
| Renal | 191 | |
| Gall-bladder | 160 | |
| Teeth | 421 | |
| Abdominal F.B | 29 | |
| Maternity cases | 353 | |
| Skull | 343 | |
| 4,912 | ||
| Total number of cases x-rayed- | 2,463 | |
| DIAGNOSTIC | ||
| 1940 | 1941 | |
| Oesophagus with Barium | 3 | 7 |
| Barium meals | 140 | 140 |
| Barium enemeta | 16 | 36 |
| Gall-bladder (plain) | 7 | 20 |
| Cholecystograms | 16 | 31 |
| Renal tracts (plain) | 24 | 29 |
| Pyelograms | 28 | 30 |
| Abdomen for F.B's etc | 10 | 10 |
| Maternity cases | 164 | 155 |
| Hysterographies | 5 | 4 |
| Lungs (Mayday) | 383 | 362 |
| Sick Staff | 8 | 7 |
| Staff on appointment | 71 | 91 |
| T.B. Dispensary | 730 | 763 |
| Others | 27 | - |
| Lungs after lipiodol | 7 | 8 |
| Heart and aorta | 2 | 5 |
| Skulls | 98 | 81 |
| Accessory nasal sinuses | 16 | 31 |
| Vertebral column | 76 | 90 |
| Ribs | 41 | 22 |
| Pelvis | 29 | 41 |
| Long Bones | 250 | 155 |
| Short Bones | 59 | 124 |
| Joints | 472 | 281 |
| Teeth and jaws | 82 | 141 |
| 2,764 | 2,664 | |
| Examinations by portable set | 204 | 129 |