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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE II.
Classification of In-Patients who were discharged from OR WHO died IN THE institution during the Year Ended 31st December, 1948.
| Disease Groups | Children (under 16) | Men and Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discharged | Died | Discharged | Died | |
| A. Acute Infectious Disease | 31 | — | 5 | — |
| B. Influenza | — | — | 1 | — |
| C. Tuberculosis: Pulmonary | 5 | 1 | 167 | 21 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 7 | — | 18 | 5 |
| D. Malignant Disease | 1 | — | 80 | 73 |
| K. Rheumatism— | ||||
| (1) Acute rheumatism (rheumatic fever) together with sub-acute rheumatism and chorea | 1 | - | - | - |
| (2) Non-articular manifestation of so-called "rheum" (Muscular rheumatism, fibro-sitis, lumbago and sciatipa) | 1 | - | 9 | - |
| F. Venereal Disease | — | — | — | — |
| G.Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | - | - | 1 | - |
| H. Other diseases and accidents connected with pregnancy and childbirth | 2 | — | 876 | — |
| I. Mental diseases | 14 | — | 227 | 1 |
| J. Senile decay | — | — | 24 | 2 |
| K. Accidental injury and violence | 70 | — | 206 | 4 |
| L. Nervous and Sensory | 16 | 9 | 72 | 64 |
| M. Respiratory | 124 | 15 | 208 | 86 |
| N. Circulatory | 16 | 4 | 195 | 176 |
| 0. Digestive | 180 | 5 | 705 | 51 |
| P. Genito-Urinary | 373 | — | 167 | 33 |
| Q. Skin | 45 | — | 100 | — |
| R. Other diseases | 1537 | 9 | 196 | 9 |
| S.Mothers and infants discharged from Maternity Wards and not included in the above figures: | ||||
| Mothers | — | — | 1301 | 1 |
| Infants | 1264 | 26 | — | — |
| T. Any person not falling under any of the above headings | 23 | — | 29 | - |
| 3710 | 69 | 4587 | 526 | |