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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 | ||
| Tuberculosis | |||||||||
| Pulmonary T.B | 1 | 132 | 15 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 174 |
| Epididymis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Meninges | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Hip | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Glands | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Kidney | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Os Pubis | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Metatarsal | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Spine | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Sacroiliac Joint | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 195 | |||||||||
| Venereal | |||||||||
| Syphilis | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Violence | |||||||||
| Fractured limbs | — | — | — | — | 18 | 90 | 3 | 11 | 122 |
| Spine | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 7 |
| Malleolus | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
| Skull | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 3 | 10 |
| Ribs | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 9 |
| Clavicle | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
| Pelvis | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 2 | 4 |
| Patella | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Mandible | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Humerus | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Radius and Ulna | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Minor Injuries | — | — | — | — | 14 | 23 | 1 | — | 38 |
| Contusions and Abrasions | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | — | — | 14 |
| Sprain | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 9 |
| Bruises | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 7 |
| Dislocations | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 13 |