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 | ||
Glands | — | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Shoulder | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | 1 |
Kidney | — | 4 | 3 | - | - | — | - | - | 7 |
Peritonitis | — | 1 | — | 2 | - | — | — | — | 3 |
Foot | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Bowel | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Abdominal | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | 1 |
Miliary | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 |
40 | |||||||||
Venereal. | |||||||||
Gonorrhoea | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Syphilis | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
11 | |||||||||
Violence. | |||||||||
Fractured limbs | — | — | — | — | 11 | 79 | 9 | 19 | 118 |
Fractured spine | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Fractured malleolus | — | - | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
Fractured skull | — | - | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 |
Fractured ribs | — | - | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 13 |
Fractured clavicle | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Fractured pelvis | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 |
Fractured sacrum | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
Fractured nasal bones | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Minor injuries | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | 19 |
Contusions and abrasions | — | - | — | — | 18 | 19 | — | — | 37 |
Sprain | — | - | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 7 |
Abdominal injury | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
Dislocation | — | - | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 12 |
Concussion | — | — | — | — | 12 | 17 | — | — | 29 |
Lacerations, wounds, etc. | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 27 |