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Croydon 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Table, VII.—Cases of Diphtheria admitted during official year, April 1st. 1891, to March 31st, 1895.

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Table, VII.—Cases of Diphtheria admitted during official year, April 1st. 1891, to March 31st, 1895.

No.	Register No.	Sex.	Age.	Date of Admission.	Days in Hospital.	Result.	Etiology.	History.	State on Admission.	Course and Complications.	Treatment.	Remarks.
8	163	M	34	May 24	12	R	Father of No. 7. Direct contagion from kissing boy who died of diphtheria. House cat killed for throatillness.	Sore throat for 2 days.	Uvula, soft palate and tonsils congested. Small grey patch on left tonsil.	Throat well in 2 days. No albumen in urine.	Throat swabbed with solution of citric acid.
9	168	F	18	June 9	26	R	-	Throat sore, with pain at angle of jaw, on 8th.	Tonsils swollen and covered with grey patches. Reflexes normal. Heart and lungs unaffected.	Membrane extended on 14th. Throat well by 24th. Albuminuria for 8 days. Complicated with secondary tonsillitis on June 29th. Temp. 101.6, lasted 4 days.	Throat and nose syringed with solution of citric acid.
10	170	F	17	June 11	26	R	-	Sore throat on 8th.	Tonsils enlarged, small yellowish patches on both. Reflexes normal. Heart and lungs normal.	Uninterrupted recovery. Throat clean on 17th. No albuminuria.	Throat and nose syringed with solution of citric acid.
11	178	F	4	June 20	9	D	Indefinite. One case in next house some months previous.	Taken ill on 18th.	Tonsils enlarged, small yellow patches on both. None. on uvula. Nasal discharge. Cervical glands enlarged. Soft apical murmur, second sound sharp. Coarse inspiratory rales at bases of lungs. Urine normal.	June 22nd, extension of membrane to soft palate. 25th, throat better; vomiting commenced. 27th & 28th, vomiting continued with diarrhoea; urine contained one-tenth albumen, and quantity was diminished; paralysis of soft palate ; reflexes absent. 29th, suppression of urine occurred, with continued vomiting and diarrhoea,lasting 36 hours prior to death.	Solution of citric acid to syringe throat and none. 22nd, solution of perchloride of iron and glycerine applied to throat. Condy's Fluid used as a mouth wash.	See B. M. Journal May 11th, 1895.
12	179	F	21	June 24	32	R	-	Sore throat on 22nd. Vomited on 23rd.	Both tonsils enlarged and congested with small grev patch on each. Reflexes normal. No albuminuria.	No complications. Uninterrupted recovery.	Solution of citric acid applied to throat and nose.
13	186	F	44	July 6	35	R	Direct contagion from son. aged 6, who died on July 3rd, of diphtheria.	Sore throat on 4th.	Thick grey patches on both tonsils Pharvnx red and glazed. Reflexes present.	A trace of albumen in urine for 21 days. No complications.	Solution of citric acid to syringe throat and nose.