Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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enlarged tonsils, 29 had adenoid growths, 5 had nasal
polypi, 31 had had attacks of tonsilitis, 4 Scarlet
Fever and 3 Diptheria patients had had previous
attacks of the same disease for which they were admitted,
and 43 were found to be suffering from both Scarlet Fever
and Diphtheria.