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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Diagnoses ALIMENTARY | Medical | Surgical, | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cured | Relieve | Unrel-ieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
| Appendicitis | 126 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 139 | ||||
| Gastric Ulcer. | 11 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | - | 5 | 60 |
| Duodenal ulcer., | 9 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | 5 | 49 |
| Anastomatic uIcer | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Dyspepsia. | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Cholelithiasis | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| Colitis. | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Intestinal obstr; | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||||
| Constipation. | 17 | 22 | 4 | 43 | |||||
| Hernia | 46 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 78 | ||||
| Ischio Rectal Abscess | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| Haeraorrhoids | 3 | 1 | 3 | l | l | 9 | |||
| Cholecystitis | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 30 | ||
| Gastro enteritid | 33 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 42 | ||||
| Gastritis | 18 | 12 | 1 | 31 | |||||
| Alveolar Abscess, | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| Intestinal colic | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| Catarrhal jaundice | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Pyloric Stenosis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Fistula in Ano. | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Swallowed P, | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Peptic ulcer | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
| Appendicular colic- | . 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Peritonitis. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |||||
| Stomatitis. | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| Adhesions. | l | i | |||||||
| Jaundice. | 1 | l | |||||||
| Collapse. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| Appendicular abscess | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |||||
| Abdominal abscess. | l | l | |||||||
| 0esaphageal Varex. | - | l | l | ||||||
| Imperforated anus, | 1 | l | |||||||
| Duodenal Ileus | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Pyorrhoea | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Pelvic abscess | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Perinal abscess. | l | i | 2 | ||||||
| Pancreatitis. | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Pyloric ulcer. | 1 | l | 2 | ||||||
| Pyloric obstruction | 1 | l | 2 | ||||||
| Subphrenic abscess | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 594 | |||||||||
| BONES AND JOINTS | |||||||||
| Arthritis. | 1 | 20 | 1 | 22 | |||||
| Pagets Disease. | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Pibrositis | 1 | 3 | . | 4 | |||||
| Rheumatism. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |||||
| Bursitis. | l | 2 | l | 4 | |||||
| Synovitis. | 1 | l | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Osteo Myelitis. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |||||
| Osteo Arthritis | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| Hallux Valgus. | l | l | 2 | ||||||
| Coxa Vara | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Diaphysitis. | 1 | l | 2 | ||||||
| 63 | |||||||||
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