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16
Referred to private doctors 34
Referred from private doctors 41
Referred to the South London Hospital for Women 26
Referred to other hospitals 16
Operations at the South London Hospital on patients
referred from the Clinic (see below) 17
Diagnosis. No. Operation.
Haemorrhoids 2 Haemorrhoidectomy.
Metrorrhagia 2 Dilatation and curettage.
Chronic mastitis 1 Local amputation left
breast.
Retroverted uterus 1 Gilliam's suspension.
Chronic appendicitis 1 Appendicectomy.
Prolapse 1 Anterior and posterior
porrhaphy. Amputation
of cervix.
Gastric ulcer and prolapse 1 Anterior and posterior
porrhaphy.
Ovarian cyst impacted 1 Removal right ovarian cyst.
Rectal haemorrhage 1 Sigmoidoscopy.
Menorrhagia 1 Dilatation and curettage.
Papilloma of bladder 1 Diathermy to papilloma of
bladder.
Uterine prolapse 1 Repair of urethrocele and
colpoperineorrhaphy.
Retroverted uterus, pro- 1 Amputation of cervix. Poslapse
terior colporrhaphy.
Gilliam's suspension.
Partial resection left
ovary.
Ovarian cysts 1 Removal of ovarian cysts
and both tubes.
Sterility 1 Dilatation, insufflation and
curettage.
The 17 in-patients spent a total of 320 days in hospital. In
addition, 26 out-patients made 34 attendances.
The Council made a grant of £30 to the Hospital.
(e) Hospitals.—There were no changes during 1938 in the
Hospital services used by the inhabitants of the Borough.
Public Assistance in Walthamstow is provided by the Southwestern
Area Guardian Committee of the Essex County Council
which retains a certain proportion of beds in each of the local