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 | ||
Vomiting of pregnancy | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
A.N. Observation | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
A.N. rest | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
Termination of pregnancy | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
Mothers | - | - | - | - | 1150 | - | - | - | 1150 |
Babies | - | - | - | - | 1020 | - | - | 36 | 1056 |
2270 | |||||||||
Mental. | |||||||||
Uncertified | 2 | 10 | 136 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 149 |
Certified | - | - | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | 35 |
M.D | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Epilepsy | - | 23 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 34 |
Senile Dementia | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
Loss of memory | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Hysteria | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Depression | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
240 | |||||||||
Nervous and Sensory. | |||||||||
Cerebral haemorrhage | 2 | 5 | 4 | 46 | - | - | - | 57 | |
Meningitis | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
Chorea | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
Hemiplegia | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | - | - | - | 35 | |
Neurasthenia | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
Neurosis | - | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | 11 | ||
Cerebral thrombosis | - | 9 | 4 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 39 |
Disseminated sclerosis | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
Paralysis agitans | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Neuritis | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
Convulsions | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Cerebral tumour | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |