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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Diagnoses | Medical | Surgical | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
| Excision of Sinus | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Laparotomy | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 |
| Hydatiform Mole | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pruritis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | 1 |
| Haemorrhage of Puberty | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| D. & C. | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 16 |
| Rectocele | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Recto-Vaginal Fistula | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Vulvar Abscess | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Myomectomy | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Insufflation | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 8 |
| Renal Investigation | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Ventrofixation | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 614 | |||||||||
| Eye | |||||||||
| Conjunctivitis | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Infectious | |||||||||
| Influenza | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Measles | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Mumps | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Streptoccal Haemalytic Carrier | — | 1 | - | - | - | — | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumococcal Meningitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 55 | |||||||||