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 | ||
Peritonitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Stomatitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Adhesions | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Pelvic Abscess | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Collapse | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Pyioric Ulcer | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Peritonsillar Abscess | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Appendicular Abscess | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 7 |
Perineal Abscess | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
Abdominal Abscess | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Abdominal tumour | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Pancreatitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Subphrenic abscess | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Ascitis | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Diverticulitis | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Hepatitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Visceroptosis | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Haematemesis of unknown origin | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Vincent's Angina | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Malaena | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Urticaria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
663 | |||||||||
Bones, and Joints. | |||||||||
Arthritis | — | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
Paget's Disease | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Fibrositis | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Bursitis | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Lumbago | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Synovitis | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Osteo— myelitis | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Genu Valgum | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Osteo— arthritis | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |