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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table XLI.
| Name. | Day of Di-sease. | Condition on Admission. | Subsequent progress. | Date of Death Days after Admission. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) C.W. (F.) 45 years. | 2 | Cyanosed; sloughing membrane Over whole pharynx; glands of neek + +; wandering. Received no serum before admission. | Condition grew progressively worse; died on 3rd day in semi-coma. | 3 days. |
| (2) R.P. (F.) 34 years. | 6 | Sloughing membrane over whole pharynx; glands enlarged; signs of acute bronchopneumonia; cyanosed. | Increasing heart failure with rapid irregular pulse. | 21 hours. |
| (3) C.S. (F.) 6 years. | 3 | Croupy; aphonia, some recession; colour poor; pulse weak and rapid; throat clean. Received no serum before admission. Laryngeal. | Increasing heart failure; death within 10 hours of admission. | 10 hours. |
| (4) R.C. (M.) 3½ years. | 5 | Croupy; membrane over both tonsils; glands of neck + +; some recession. Received no serum before admission. Laryngeal. | Owing to increasing restlessness tracheotomy performed with relief. Had a heart attack in early morning and collapsed suddenly 1½ hours later. | 19 hours. |
| (5) H.H. (F.) 2 8/12 yrs. | 4 | Cyanosed; bleeding from lips; membrane over both tonsils; Bull neck; showed signs of heart failure on admission. Received no serum before admission. | Condition grew steadily worse; collapsed suddenly on 5th day after admission. | |
| (6) R.S. (M.) 16 years. | 5 | Throat covered with membrane; Bull neck; profuse rhinorrhoea; restless. Received 16,000 A.D.S. day before admission. | Condition steadily worse; oedema of throat; heart sounds weak and rapid. Collapsed on 4th day after admission. |