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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Spine | 354 |
| Bones | 2,000 |
| Pelvis | 40 |
| Chest | 2,814 |
| Barium Meals | 606 |
| Barium Enemas | 76 |
| Renal | 241 |
| Gall-Bladder | 200 |
| Teeth | 500 |
| Abdominal | 25 |
| Maternity Cases | 824 |
| Skull | 145 |
| 7,825 |
Total number of Cases X-rayed 5,072
DIAGNOSTIC.
| 1945. | 1946. | |
| Oesophagus with Barium | 3 | 9 |
| Barium Meals | 344 | 303 |
| Barium Enemata | 31 | 38 |
| Gall-Bladder (Plain) | 29 | 21 |
| Cholecystograms | 36 | 23 |
| Renal Tracts (Plain) | 39 | 30 |
| Pyelograms | 60 | 9 |
| Abdomen for F. B.'s, etc. | 20 | 25 |
| Maternity Cases | 384 | 404 |
| Hvsterographies | 7 | — |
| Lungs (Mayday) | 825 | 671 |
| (Sick Staff) | 7 | 13 |
| (Staff on Appointment) | 169 | 104 |
| (T.B. Dispensary) | 1,370 | ... 1,848 |
| (Others) | 125 | 140 |
| Lungs' after Lipiodol | 9 | 22 |
| Heart and Aorta | 9 | 6 |
| Skulls | 89 | 90 |
| Accessory Nasal Sinuses | 48 | 46 |
| Vertebral Column | 394 | 152 |
| Ribs | 24 | 34 |
| Pelvis | 21 | 40 |
| Long Bones | 550 | 281 |
| Short Bones | 520 | 163 |
| Joints | 300 | 468 |
| Teeth and Jaws | 294 | 142 |
| 5,707 | 5,082 | |
| 60 | 102 |