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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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THERAPY DEPARTMENT.
| Condition for which Treatment was given. | No. of Patients. | No. of Applications. | Cured. | Relieved. | Died. | Transferred to other Hosps. | Still under Treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcinoma of Breast | 27 | 404 | — | 19 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Cervix | 10 | 110 | — | 9 | 1 | — | — |
| Uterus | 2 | 18 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ovaries | 7 | 96 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| Menorrhagia | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fibroid Uterus | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Ovarian Cyst | 2 | 24 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sterilization | 9 | 82 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 |
| Carcinoma of Prostate | 1 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bladder | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Larynx | 1 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Clavicle | 1 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Liver | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Testicle | 6 | 54 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Scrotum | 1 | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| neck | 1 | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| sub. max. gland | 1 | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Parotid tumour | 1 | 6 | - | — | 1 | — | — |
| Lymphatic Leukaemia | 1 | 12 | - | 1 | — | — | — |
| Hodgkins Disease | 1 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Sarcoma foot | 2 | 29 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Epithelioma lip | 2 | 36 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Fibroma of leg | 1 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rodent ulcer | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Leucoplakia labia | 1 | 6 | - | — | — | — | 1 |
| Osteo arthritis | 2 | 26 | - | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Swelling rt. shoulder | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 86 | 1033 | 4 | 59 | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| Corresponding totals for 1941 | 41 | 495 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 28 |