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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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| Diagnoses in Cases Treated | Medical. | Surgical. | _ Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
| Paraplegia | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Subarachnoid haemorrhage | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Paralysis | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Migraine | — | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Muscular dvstropy | - | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Headache | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 184 | |||||||||
| Respiratory. | |||||||||
| Bronchitis | 39 | 45 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 97 |
| Pneumonia | 91 | 24 | 1 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 164 |
| Pleural effusion | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Bronchiectasis | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Atelectasis | — | — | — | 2 | - | - | — | — | 2 |
| Pleurisy | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Emphysema | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Asthma | 7 | 22 | 1 | - | — | - | - | - | 30 |
| Empyema | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Pulmonary abscess | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | - | — | 8 |
| Pulmonary congestion | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | - | — | 4 |
| Asphyxia | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | 1 |
| Fibrosis of lungs | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Tumour of lung | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | 1 |
| Pulmonary embolism | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pulmonary infarct | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 344 | |||||||||
| Senility | 1 | 27 | 17 | 19 | — | — | - | — | 64 |