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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 | ||
| H. Skin. | |||||||||
| Cellulitis | 8 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| Boils | 8 | 8 | |||||||
| Scabies | 7 | 7 | |||||||
| Impetigo | 33 | 2 | 35 | ||||||
| Pediculi Capitis | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Dermatitis | 27 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 38 | ||||
| Scalds and Burns | — | 5 | 1 | 14 | |||||
| Ulcers | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | ||||
| Eczema | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| Abscesses | — | 11 | 2 | 13 | |||||
| Seborrhoea | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Herpes Labialis | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Urticaria | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Carbuncle | — | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Ringworm | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| Whitlow | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Herpes Zoster | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Cheiropompholyx | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Alopaecia | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Insect Bite | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Totals Group H. | 92 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 177 |
| Q. Venereal Disease. Gonorrhoea | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||
| Syphilis | — | — | 1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 29 | ||
| Totals Group Q. | — | 2 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 36 | |||