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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Diagnoses In Cases Treated | Medical. | Surgical. | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
Varicose veins | — | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Gangrene | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | - | — | — | 7 |
Leukaemia | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Malaria | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Haemolytic anaemia | — | — | - | 1 | — | - | - | — | 1 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
94 | |||||||||
Circulatory (Heart) | |||||||||
Myocardial Degen: | - | 23. | 2 | 122 | — | — | — | — | 147 |
Arterio sclerosis | — | 11 | 3 | 5 | - | — | — | — | 19 |
Endocarditis | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Myocarditis | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Carditis | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | - | — | — | 7 |
Auricular fibrillation | — | 13 | — | 8 | — | - | — | — | 21 |
Mitral stenosis | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Mitral Regurgitation | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Congestive heart failure | 1 | 13 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 32 |
Heart failure | — | 6 | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 26 |
Congenital heart disease | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Tachycardia | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Angina | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | 5 |
Banti's disease | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | 1 |
Heart block | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | 2 |
Bradycardia | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
291 | |||||||||
Constitutional. | |||||||||
Diabetes Mellitus | 2 | 17 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 28 |
Debility | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
Nutritional disorder | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Marasmus | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 |