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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Table III
Diagnoses in Cases Treated | Medical. | Surgical. | Total | ||||||
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Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
Alimentary. | |||||||||
Appendicitis | - | 189 | 17 | 4 | 210 | ||||
Appendicular Colic | 6 | 6 | |||||||
Appendicular Abscess | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
Gastric ulcer | 56 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 81 | ||||
Duodenal ulcer | 36 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 64 | |||
Anastomatic ulcer | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
Dyspepsia | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Cholelithiasis | 5 | 1 | 10 | 16 | |||||
Colitis | 12 | - | 2 | 14 | |||||
Intestinal obstruction | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 26 | ||||
Ischio-rectal abscess | - | 13 | - | 13 | |||||
Constipation | 3 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 75 |
Hernia | - | 81 | 39 | 11 | 131 | ||||
Haemorrhoids | 1 | 21 | - | 22 | |||||
Cholecystitis | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 20 | |||
Gastro enteritis | - | 15 | 14 | 29 | |||||
Gastritis | 1 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
Alveolar abscess | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
Intestinal colic | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 6 | ||||
Catarrhal jaundice | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Prolapse Rectum | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Pyloric stenosis | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||||||
Fistula in ano | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
Diarrhoea | 4 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
Peptic Ulcer | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 23 | |||
Tapeworm | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
Thread worms | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |