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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
Willesden 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 100.
Anesthetics Administered for Operations during 1920.
| General Surgical Cases. | Number. | General Surgical Cases. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operation. | Operation. | ||
| Appendicectomy | 19 | Mastoid (Antrotomy) | 6 |
| Fermoral Hernia (Strang.) | 2 | Removal of F.B. in Ear | 1 |
| Inguinal Hernia | 13 | Tonsillotomy | 340 |
| Umbilical Hernia | 1 | Tracheotomy | 5 |
| Ventral Hernia | 1 | Broken Cartilage of Nose | 1 |
| Hydrocele | Deflected Septum | 3 | |
| Perforated Gastric Ulcer | Extirpation of Antrum of Highmore | 1 | |
| Glands in Neck | 2 | Strabismus | 9 |
| Intestinal Obstruction | 1 | Rectal Polypus | 1 |
| Amputation | 1 | Sequestrotomy | 1 |
| Bone Grafting | Ganglion | 2 | |
| Bone Plating | 1 | Angioma | 4 |
| Semi-lunar Cartilage | 1 | Varicose Veins | 1 |
| Hare Lip | 1 | Sebaceous Cyst | 3 |
| Cleft Palate | 1 | Ranula | 1 |
| Osteotomy | Epulis of Tongue | 1 | |
| Haemorrhoids | 1 | Phimosis | 44 |
| Ischio-Rectal Abscess | 1 | Para-phimosis | 2 |
| Gastrotomy | 1 | Abscess | 19 |
| Empyema | Incisions for Cellulitis | 4 | |
| Liver Abscess | 1 | Prepatellar Bursa | 1 |
| Syndactly | 1 | Lumbar Punctum | 3 |
| Supra-pubic Cystotomy | 1 | Manipulation of Fracture | 1 |
| Thyroglossal Cyst | 1 | Application of Plaster | 4 |
| Mastoid (Radical) | 2 | Tenotomy | 3 |
| Total | 524 | ||
| Obstetrical Cases. | Number. | Gynaecological Cases. | Number. |
| Operation. | Operation. | ||
| Csesarean Section | 5 | Ventral Fixation | 4 |
| Craniotomy | 1 | Salpingectomy | 6 |
| Ectopic Gestation | 1 | Perineorraphy | 7 |
| Induction | 4 | Colporrhaphy | 2 |
| Contraction Ring | 1 | Fibrous Polypus | 2 |
| Adherent Placenta | 3 | Ovarian Cyst | 2 |
| Instrumental Delivery | 31 | Replacing Retroversion | 1 |
| Parametritis | 1 | ||
| Pelvic Peritonitis | 1 | ||
| Peri-Ovarian Abscess | 1 | ||
| Curettage | 16 | ||
| Acute Mastitis | 6 | ||
| Total | 46 | Total | 49 |