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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 1943
[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 | Unre-lieved | Died | ||
| Dysentery | — | — | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Cerebro spinal fever | — | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Measles | — | — | 13 | - | - | — | — | — | 13 |
| Chicken Pox | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Mumps | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Rubella | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 110 | |||||||||
| Maternity. | |||||||||
| Pyelitis of pregnancy | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 1 | — | 20 |
| False labour pains | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 15 | — | 24 |
| Ectopic gestation | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
| Albuminuria of pregnancy | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| A.P.H | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| R.B.P | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 1 | — | 24 |
| P.P.H | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Toxaemia of pregnancy | — | — | — | — | 3 | 26 | 1 | — | 30 |
| Anaemia of pregnancy | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Vomiting of pregnancy | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 |
| A.N. Observation | — | — | — | — | 7 | 21 | 14 | — | 42 |
| A.N. rest | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 |
| Termination of pregnancy | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Deliveries | — | — | — | — | 1173 | — | — | 2 | 1175 |
| Births | — | — | — | — | 1100 | - | — | 33 | 1133 |
| 2486 | |||||||||
| Mental. | |||||||||
| Uncertified | 1 | 20 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | 136 |
| Certified | — | — | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| M.D | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |