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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Classification of In-patients who were discharged from or who died in the Institution during the year ended 31st December,1940
Disease Groups. | Children Under 16 yrs. of age. | Men and Women. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Discharged | Died | Discharged | Died | |
A. Acute infections disease | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
B. Influenza- | - | - | 51 | - |
C. Tuberculosis: | ||||
Pulmonary | 3 | - | 66 | 49 |
Non-Pulmonary . | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
D. Malignant Disease. | - | - | 81 | 112 |
E. Rheumatis m. | ||||
(1) | 2 | - | 7 | - |
(2) | - | 2 | - | |
(3) | " | - | 25 | - |
F. Venereal Disease. | _ | - | 5 | - |
G. Puerperal pyrexia (including cases classified) | - | - | 3 | - |
Puerperal fever. | - | - | - | - |
H. Other diseases and accidents connected with pregnancy and childbirth. | - | - | 414 | 1 |
I. Mental diseases. | 8 | - | 238 | 2 |
J. Senile Decay. | - | - | 52 | 34 |
K. Accidental injury and violence. | 43 | 1 | 287 | 24 |
In respect of cases not included above | ||||
L. Diseases of the Nervous System and | ||||
Sense Organs. | 21 | 6 | 105 | 73 |
M. Disease of the Respiratory System. | 74 | 13 | 179 | 54 |
N. " " Circulatory" | 3 | 1 | 132 | 155 |
O. " "Digestive" | 98 | 5 | 445 | 46 |
P. " "Genito-Urinary" | 20 | - | 92 | 35 |
Q. " " " Skin, | 41 | - | 90 | 4 |
R, Other diseases | 204 | 8 | 242 | 14 |
S. Mothers and infants discharged from Maternity Wards and not included in above figures. Mothers: | - | - | 853 | 2 |
Infants: | 806 | 18 | - | - |
T. Any persons not falling under any of the above headings. | 33 | - | 50 | - |
TOTALS. | 1376 | 58 | 3438 | 617 |
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