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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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THERAPY DEPARTMENT
| Condition for which treatment was £iven. | No. of patients. | No. of applications. | Cured. | Relieved . | Died. | Transferred to other Hosps. | Still under Treatment, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcinoma of Anus | 1 | 12 | - | 1 | |||||||||
| Cervix | 2 | 20 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||||||
| Uterus | 5 | 28 | 1 | - | - | 2 | |||||||
| Breast | 10 | 128 | - | ** | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| Larynx | 1 | 62 | • | - | 1 | ||||||||
| Rectum | 3 | 33 | - | 2 | • | - | 1 | ||||||
| Ovaries | n | 66 | - | - | 2 | ||||||||
| Herd Palate | 1 | 12 | — | ~ | - | _ | 1 | ||||||
| Shoulder | 1 | 8 | - | — | - | 1 | |||||||
| Taw | 1 | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||||||
| Fibroid Uterus- | 2 | 16 | - | - | 2 | ||||||||
| Sterilization | 4 | 16 | - | - | - | 2 | |||||||
| Lympho sarcoma | 2 | 23 | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||||||
| Epithelioma of lip | 1 | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | |||||||
| Pruritis | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | |||||||
| Secondaries liver | 1 | 6 | - | — | - | - | 1 | ||||||
| Malignant testicle | 4 | 33 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | ||||||
| warts | 1 | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | |||||||
| 41 | 495 | 2 | " 5 | 5 | 1 | 28 | |||||||
| Corresponding.' Totals for 19 40. | 26 | 181 | 6 | 2 —- — | 2 | 8 | |||||||
| MEDICAL | SURGICAL | TOTAL | |||||||||||
| Diagnosis | Cured | Reli eved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Fiellieved | irelieved | Died | |||||
| Alimentary, | |||||||||||||
| Appendicitis. | 1 | 119 | 21 | 6 | 148 | ||||||||
| Gastric ulcer. | 1 1 | - | 3 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 51 | ||||
| Duedenal ulcer. | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | i | 30 | ||||
| Dyspepsia. | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | i | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Cholelithiasis | 4 | ! 3 | - | 1 | -3 | 2 | - | _ | 13 | ||||
| Colitis | 2 | - | 2. | - | — | _ | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Intestinal obstruction | - | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |||||||
| Ischio-rectal abscess - | - | - | — | 2 | 1 | _ | — | ; | ,3 | ||||
| Consti pation. | 14 | 16 | 1 | - | — | - | 1 | — | 31 | ||||
| Hernia. | - | - | - | 36 | 36 ; | 1 | 5 | 78 | |||||
| Haemorrhoids. | - | - | - | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 7 | |||
| Cholecystitis | - | - | - | _ | 5 | 16 | - | i | 21 | ||||
| Gastro-enteri tis | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | _ | - | - | 1 | 26 | |||
| Gastritis, | 9 | |10 | 1 | - | - | — | — | _ | 20 | ||||
| Alveolar abscess | - | - | _ | 2 | 3 | - | - | 5 | |||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | —, | 1 | |||||
| Intestinal colic | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Catarrhal jaundice | 1 | -_ | - | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||||
| Prolapse of rectum | - | - | - | - | — | 1; | l | - | - | 2 | |||
| Pyloric Stenosis | 5 | 1 | _ | - | - | — | - | I | 6 | ||||
| Fistula in Ano. | - | - | _ | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1: | I | ||||
| Swallowed Fb. | 2 | i | - | 2 | _ | - | - | _ | 4 | ||||
| Diarraoea | 1 | ! | - | — | - | - | - | 1 | |||||
| Cyclic vomiting | - | 1 | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | - | - | 1 | |||
| Peptic ulcer | 2 | 2 | *• | - | _ | - | - | - | - | 4 | |||
| Peritonitis | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | |||
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