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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| No. of cases affected. | Percentage of completed cases. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Complications : — | ||
| Abscess | 13 | 3.70 |
| Adenitis—primary | 121 | 34.47 |
| ,, secondary | 92 | 26.21 |
| Albuminuria | 30 | 8.54 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 0.57 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 18 | 5.13 |
| Endocarditis | 3 | 0.85 |
| Pericarditis | 1 | 0.28 |
| Chorea | 1 | 0.28 |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | 0.28 |
| Acute Delirium | 3 | 0.85 |
| Severe Diarrhoea | 4 | 1.14 |
| Eczema of Face | 6 | 1.72 |
| Epistaxis | 3 | 0.85 |
| Laryngeal Obstruction | 1 | 0.28 |
| Mastoiditis | 6 | 1.72 |
| Meningitis | 2 | 0.57 |
| Nephritis | 9 | 2.56 |
| Otorrhoea | 15.67 | |
| Phagedenic ulceration of Fauces | 3 | 0.85 |
| Psoriasis | 1 | 0.28 |
| Pyaemic Abcesses | 1 | 0.28 |
| Relapse | 11 | 3.13 |
| Rheumatism .. | 20 | 5.70 |
| Rhinorrhcea .. | 125 | 35.61 |
| Septicemia | 3 | 0.85 |
| Secondary Sore Throat | 5 | 1.42 |
| Secondary Rash | 7 | 1.99 |
| Tonsillar Abscess | 2 | 0.57 |
| ,, Membrane | 4 | 1.14 |
| ,, Sloughing.. | 3 | 0.85 |
| Urcemic Fits | 1 | 0.28 |
| B. Diphtherise present in Throat | 62 | 17.76 |
| B. Pseudo-diphtherije present in Throat | 119 | 33.90 |
| 2. Scarlet Fever complicated with : — | ||
| Clinical Diphtheria | 34 | 9.69 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 0.57 |
| Chicken-pox | 8 | 2.28 |
| Measles | 8 | 2.28 |
| Rotheln | 5 | 1.42 |
| Ringworm | 25 | 7.12 |
| 3. Operations performed for :— | ||
| Cervical Abscess | 11 | 3.13 |
| Other Abscesses | 2 | 0.57 |
| Tonsils and Adenoids | 13 | 3.70 |
| Mastoid | 6 | 1.72 |