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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 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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The following Table shows the comparative admissions during
1910 and previous years.

Table: TABLE H.III.

TABLE H.III.

Hospital diagnosisCases admitted during 1905.Cases admitted during 1906.Cases admitted during 1907.Cases admitted during 1908.Cases admitted during 1909.Cases admitted during 1910.
Scarlet Fever352338562497†608*624
Diphtheria178239249354292222
Enteric Fever152010591115
Puerperal Fever—————_
Pulmonary Phthis's——1——-
Other diseases644742314547
Total609644864941956908

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f includes four casts sent in as Diphtheria.
‡Including 26 cafes.
* „ 8 „
The following Table gives the number of patients admitted for each
disease, the number discharged or died, and average duration of stay
in hospital and probable detention in hospital, for the year 1910 :—

Table: TABLE H. iv.

TABLE H. iv.

Disease.Remaining at end of 1909.Admitted during 1910.Discharged during 1910.Died during 1910.Remaining at end of 1910.Average Residence in days.Probable detention in Hospital in days.
Fatal Cases.Non-Fatal Cases.Non-Fatal Cases.Fatal Cases.
Scarlet Fever9762463677828 656 44719
Cases admitted to Hospital as but subsequently found not to be Scarlet Fever-18171--8 12-
Diphtheria2622217915548155.7467
Cases admitted to Hospital as but subsequently found not to be Diphtheria-20191-112 4141
Enteric Fever4151414263.965*
Cases admitted to Hospital as but subsequently found not to be Enteric Fever-871-199.81†
Other Admissions—11———-42—
Total12790887326136--——

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* One case only. Lived two days.
† One case only. Lived 19 days.