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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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| Diagnoses In Cases Treated | Medical. | Surgical. | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
| Coeliac Disease | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Pyloric Stenosis | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Collapse | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Diabetes | 3 | 11 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 23 | ||
| General Debility | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 13 | ||||
| Malnutrition | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Marasmus | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | ||
| Rectal Polypus | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Totals Group A | 95 | 52 | 9 | 32 | 204 | 39 | 8 | 22 | 461 |
| G. Bones and Joints. | |||||||||
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 5 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 |
| Osteo Arthritis | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Infective Arthritis | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | |
| Villous Arthritis | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Acute Rheumatism | 21 | 11 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 45 |
| Muscular Rheumatism | — | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Osteo Myelitis | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 |
| Bursitis | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | ||||
| Sciatica | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Synovitis | 3 | — | 3 | ||||||
| Pleurodynia | 2 | — | 2 | ||||||
| Tenosynovitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Talipes Varus | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||
| Spina Bifida | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Lumbago | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||||
| Pes Planus | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||
| Myositis | 2 | — | |||||||
| Fibrositis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Bilateral Hallux Valgus | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||
| Hammer Toes | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||
| Totals Group G | 35 | 37 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 121 |