Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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(1) Includes 14 cases of other diseases :
1 admitted as scarlet fever but really diphtheria.
2 do. do. crythema.
2 do. do. acute dermatitis.
1 do. do. no disease.
1 do. do. tonsilitis.
3 do. do. German measles.
1 admitted as scarlet fever and German measles but really German
measles.
3 admitted for observation, but no disease.
(2) Includes 26 cases of other diseases :
18 sent in as diphtheria hut really tonsilitis.
1 do. do. chicken pox.
1 do. do. influenza.
1 do. do. syphilis.
1 do. do. rhinorrhcea.
1 do. do. rheumatism.
1 do. do. cerebellar abscess.
1 do. do. bronchitis.
1 sent in for observation but no disease.
(3) One case admitted as cerebro-spinal meningitis but really tubercular
meningitis.
(4) Three cases sent in as enteric fever were really 1 case of tubercular
kidney, 1 case of mucous colitis, and 1 case of measles.
(5) Includes 5 cases of other disease sent in as puerperal fever: 1 case
of mastitis, 1 case of puerperal pyrexia and 3 cases of constipation.
(6) One case admitted as rubella was really a case of marasmus.
(7) Includes 2 cases of other disease: 2 sent in as sleepy sickness but
really tubercular meningitis cases.
(8) Includes 2 cases of other disease: 1 sent in as ophthalmia really
junctivitis and 1 reallv blepheritis.
(9) Includes 1 case sent in as poliomyelitis but really tubercular kidney.
1 case of tubercular meningitis.
1 case of meningitis.
1 case of enteritis.
2 cases of tonsilitis.
5 cases of marasmus and enteritis (gastro).
1 case of bronchitis.
1 case of otorrhœa.
1 case of pemphigus.
12 cases no disease found.
1 case of croup.
Month. | Beds Occupied. | Month. | Beds Occupied. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Highest. | Lowest. | Highest. | Lowest. | ||
January | 71 | 59 | July | 98 | 72 |
February | 78 | 56 | August | 70 | 51 |
March | 96 | 74 | September | 70 | 50 |
April | 100 | 71 | October | 90 | 70 |
May | 130 | 80 | November | 132 | 87 |
June | 92 | December | 141 | 108 |