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 | ||
Epilepsy | — | 10 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 22 |
Senile Dementia | — | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Hysteria | — | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Depression | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
205 | |||||||||
Nervous and Sensory. | |||||||||
Cerebral haemorrhage | — | 4 | 1 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 45 |
Meningitis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Chorea | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Spina bifida | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Hemiplegia | — | 5 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Sciatica | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Neurasthenia | — | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Neurosis | — | 14 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Cerebral thrombosis | 2 | 18 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 46 |
Disseminated sclerosis | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Paralysis agitans | — | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Neuralgia | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Neuritis | — | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Convulsions | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Cerebral tumour | — | — | 2 | - | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Parkinson's disease | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Cerebral arterio sclerosis | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Encephalitis | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Cerebral abscess | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Subarrachnoid haemorrhage | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Paralysis | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 |
Tics | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Hydrocephalus | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Migraine | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |