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 | ||
Headache | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Ganglion | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
211 | |||||||||
Respiratory. | |||||||||
Bronchitis | 36 | 65 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 124 |
Pneumonia | 104 | 59 | 2 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 245 |
Pleural effusion | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Bronchiectasis | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Atelectasis | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Pleurisy | 2 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Emphysema | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Asthma | 1 | 29 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 35 |
Empyema | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Pulmonary abscess | — | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Pulmonary congestion | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Fibrosis of lungs | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Pulmonary embolism | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Pulmonary infarct | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
459 | |||||||||
Senility | — | 12 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 38 |
Skin. | |||||||||
Boils, abscess and carbuncles | — | — | — | - | 23 | 25 | 5 | — | 53 |
Burns and scalds | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | 16 |
Eczema | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Impetigo | 17 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
Scabies | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Dermatitis | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Septic spots | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Ringworm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Erythema nodosum | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 |