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 | ||||||
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Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
Malnutrition | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
Rickets | 1 | 3 | - | — | — | — | 4 | ||
Diabetic coma | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
62 | |||||||||
Ear, Nose and Throat. | |||||||||
Enlarged T. and A. | 3 | 1 | — | 677 | 50 | 731 | |||
Quinsy | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | ||
Otitis Media | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | 29 | |||
Mastoiditis | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | — | 2 | 22 |
Catarrh | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Nasal Obstruction | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Sinusitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||
Tracheitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Adenoids | — | 11 | — | — | 11 | ||||
Stricture of oesophagus | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
Meniere's disease | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Reflex earache | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||||
Sprue | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Eye. | 813 | ||||||||
Conjunctivitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Corneal ulcers | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | ||||
Foreign body | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Blepharitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
6 | |||||||||
Glands. | |||||||||
Adenitis | 6 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
Hodgkin's disease | - | 3 | — | 3 | |||||
Adenoma | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Goitre | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Thyroglossal Cyst | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||
23 |