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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 :— | ||
| Severe Anaemia | 1 | |
| Abscess | ||
| Adenitis - primary | ||
| ,, secondary | ||
| Albuminuria | ||
| Broncho-pneumonia . | 8 | |
| Endocarditis | ||
| Epistaxis | 5 | |
| Cardiac failure | ||
| Severe Diarrhoea | ||
| EntensiveGangreneofFauc.es | ||
| Haemorrhage from Mucous Membrane | ||
| Diphthe itic Rhi-nitis | ||
| Nephritis | ||
| Otorrhoea | ||
| Paralysis—Loss of Kneejerks | ||
| ,, Faucial | ||
| ,, Palatal | ||
| ,, Ocular | ||
| ,, Muscular | ||
| Relapse | ||
| Second Relapse | ||
| Joint Pains | ||
| Rhinorrhoea | ||
| Secondary Sore Throat | ||
| Rash - Antitoxin | ||
| ,, Septic.. | ||
| Persistent Vomiting | ||
| 2. Diphtheria associated with:— | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ||
| Measles | ||
| Rotheln | ||
| Enteric Fever | ||
| Ringworm | ||
| 3. Operations performed for :— | ||
| Cervical Abscess .. .. | 4 | |
| Intravenous injection of Antitoxin.. | 8 | |
| Intubation | 4 | |
| Mastoid disease | ||
| Tonsils and Adenoids | 6 | |
| Ludu igs Angina | ||
| Tracheotomy, wiih and without previous Intubation | ||
| Tracheotomy Cases—recovered | 8 | |
| Intubation Cases-recovered | 4 |