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 | ||
Ear, Nose and Throat. | |||||||||
Enlarged T. and A. | — | 3 | 6 | — | 850 | 8 | — | — | 867 |
Quinsy | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Otitis Media | 22 | 23 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 59 |
Pharyngitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Otorrhoea | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Mastoiditis | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
Catarrh | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Sinusitis | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
Tracheitis | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Adenoids | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Bleeding tonsil tag | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Epistaxis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Neoplasm of antrum | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
978 | |||||||||
Eye. | |||||||||
Conjunctivitis | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Ophthalmitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Blepharitis | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
10 | |||||||||
Glands. | |||||||||
Adenitis | 13 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 |
Hodgkin's disease | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Adenoma | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Goitre | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Glandular fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
38 |