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 | ||
Mental. | |||||||||
Uncertified | 2 | 31 | 109 | - | - | - | - | - | 142 |
Certified | — | — | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | 31 |
M.D. | — | 5 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
Epilepsy | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 |
Mongolism | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Senile Dementia | - | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Loss of memory | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Hysteria | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Imbecile | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Congenital idiot | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
227 | |||||||||
Nervous and Sensory. | |||||||||
Cerebral haemorrhage | — | 4 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 35 |
Meningitis | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Chorea | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Habit vomiting | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Hemiplegia | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Sciatica | — | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Neurasthenia | — | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Neurosis | 1 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
Cerebral thrombosis | 1 | 22 | 1 | 29 | — | - | — | — | 53 |
Disseminated sclerosis | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Neuralgia | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Neuritis | 1 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Convulsions | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Cerebral tumour | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Tabes dorsalis | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Parkinsons disease | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Cerebral arterio sclerosis | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |