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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Spine | 281 | |
| Bones | 1,050 | |
| Pelvis | 34 | |
| Chest | 2,541 | |
| Barium Meals | 541 | |
| Barium Enemata | 37 | |
| Renal | 176 | |
| Gall-Bladder | 94 | |
| Teeth | 492 | |
| Abdominal | 77 | |
| Maternity Cases | 797 | |
| Skull | 336 | |
| 6,456 | ||
| Total number of Cases X-rayed | 3,674 | |
| DIAGNOSTIC. | ||
| 1942. | 1943. | |
| Oesophagus with Barium | 9 | 10 |
| Barium Meals | 166 | 124 |
| Barium Enemeta | 33 | 20 |
| Gall-Bladder (Plain) | 17 | 7 |
| Cholecystograms | 25 | 26 |
| Renal Tracts (Plain) | 31 | 23 |
| Pyelograms | 43 | 29 |
| Abdomen for F.B.'s, etc. | 13 | 26 |
| Maternity Cases | 295 | 425 |
| Hysterographies | 6 | 13 |
| Lungs (Mayday Hospital) | 463 | 578 |
| (Sick Staff) | 10 | 3 |
| (Staff on Appointment) | 102 | 100 |
| (T.B. Dispensary) | 1,038 | 1,506 |
| (Others) | 11 | 18 |
| Lungs after Lipiodol | 9 | 2 |
| Heart and Aorta | 14 | 14 |
| Skulls | 74 | 73 |
| Accessory Nasal Sinuses | 25 | 42 |
| Vertebral Column | 96 | 99 |
| Ribs | 31 | 23 |
| Pelvis | 30 | 31 |
| Long Bones | 168 | 180 |
| Short Bones | 92 | 79 |
| Joints | 440 | 348 |
| Teeth and Jaws | 147 | 151 |
| 3,388 | 3,950 | |
| 126 | 128 | |