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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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GYNAECOLOGICAL.
Examination under Anaesthetic 89
Total hysterectomy 25
Sub-total hysterectomy 57
Salpingo-oophorectomy 10
Dilation and Curetage 135
Removal of ovarian cyst 7
Salpingectomy 9
Ovariotomy 4
Incision of Bartholins abscess 1
Incision of Bartholins cyst 4
Insertion of pessary 3
Colpo-perineorrhaphy 23
Cauterization of Cervix 19
Baldy Webster Operation 18
Fothergills Operation 19
Insertion of Laminaria Tents 1
Uretheral and cervical smears taken 3
Cervical Polyp 3
Amputation of Cervix 5
Colpotomy 1
Twisted fibroid 2
Biopsy of Cervix 10
Removal of Gauze Packing from Uterus 10
Intra Uterine Lipiodol Suture of Perineum ... ... ... 1
Excision of hymen 1
Colporrhaphy 3
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OBSTETRICAL.
Caesarean Section 45
Evacuation of Uterus and Glycerine Pack 161
For Ectopic Gestation 1
Induction of Labour 36
Rupture of Membranes 57
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