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Walthamstow 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following operations were performed by Miss-Basden at the South London Hospital for Women for-patients referred from the Clinic:—
| Diagnosis. | No. | Operation. |
|---|---|---|
| Uterine fibroids | 4 | Subtotal hysterectomy. |
| Sterility | 2 | Dilatation and insufflation, (lipiodal injection in one case) |
| Cervical laceration | 2 | Trachelorrhaphy. |
| Ovarian cyst | 2 | Removal of cyst (Plus Oophorectomy in one case). |
| Retroversion of uterus and sterility | 1 | Gilliam's suspension of uterus: |
| Retroversion of uterus and Endometrioma | 1 | Do. do. and removal of cyst. |
| Retroversion of uterus | 1 | Gilliam's suspension of uterus. |
| Dyspareunia | 1 | Dilatation. |
| Cystocele and rectocele | 1 | Anterior and posterior colporrhaphy. Perineorrhaphy.. |
| Menorrhagia | 1 | Dilatation and curettage. |
Hospitals.—There were no changes during 1935 in theHospital
services used by the inhabitants of the Borough.
Public Assistance in Walthamstow is provided by the
South Western Area Guardians' Committee of the Essex
County Council, which retains a certain proportion of beds
in each of the local institutions formerly provided by the
County Borough of West Ham.
Mr. Pegram, the Clerk to the Committee, has kindly
supplied the following particulars of Walthamstow residents
admitted to the various institutions during the year ended'
31st December, 1935:—
Institutions. Men. Women. Children. Total.
Central Home 156 221 68 445
Whipps Cross Hospital 654 735 295 1,684
Forest Gate Hospital 13 64 14 91
Aldersbrook Children's
Homes — — 49 49
Note:—The Margate' Convalescent Homes are now closed
down.
These children were ultimately transferred to
Aldersbrook.