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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Typhoid Fever.
The only case admitted for this disease was re-diagnosed as
glandular fever.
Glandular Fever.
One case was admitted and the diagnosis confirmed.
Vincent's Angina.
In the only case admitted for this condition the diagnosis
could not be confirmed.
Tonsillitis.
2 patients were admitted for this complaint.
Pemphigus.
The 2 patients admitted were new born babies and the disease
was of a mild type.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Only 1 case required admission and recovered without complication.
Puerperal Pyrexia and Sepsis.
Of the 11 cases admitted 1 case was diagnosed as pyelitis
and 1 as acute appendicitis. The remainder were suffering from
infective conditions of the genital tract.
Venereal Disease.
The 3 patients requiring isolation for this condition were
all in the puerperium.
15 healthy babies had to be admitted with the mothers suffering
from the foregoing conditions, and are entered in the main
table under the heading " no disease."
Disease | Males. | Females. | Total. | Deaths. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 2 | 11 | 13 | — |
Diphtheria | 2 | 5 | 7 | — |
Poliomyelitis | 2 | 6 | 8 | — |
Gastro-enteritis. | 3 | — | 3 | 1 |
Rubella | - | 1 | 1 | — |
Total | 9 | 23 | 32 | 1 |