[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon] page 104

Croydon 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Particulars of Fatal CasesTable XLIV.

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Table XLIV.

Name.	Day of Disease.	Condition on Admission.	Subsequent progress.	Date o] Death Days after Admission.
(1) R.V. (M.) 4 years.	9	Moribund; extreme cyanosis; extensive bilateral membrane; recession.	Died 1 hour after admission.	1 hour.
(2) R.C. (M.) 3 years.	3	Extensive membrane; glands of neck + +; rhinorrhoea foe-tor.	Cardiac irregularity after 9 days and palatal paralysis 12th day which persisted; 44 days after admission intercostal paralysis set in which proved rapidly fatal.	44 days.
(3) J.P. (F.) 14 years.	5	Extensive membrane cyanosed and toxic; blood stained rhinorrhoea; bleeding from throat.	Very restless on admission with tendency to bleeding and general bruising; weak heart action—"Heart" vomiting; palatal paresis VII paralysis; collapsed suddenly.	10 days.
(4) R.K. (M.) 6 years.	2	Extensive membrane "bull neck" rhinorrhoea foetor.	Showed signs of heart failure on admission which was progressive till death.	4 days.
(5) D.D. (M.) 8 years.	4	Extensive membrane "bull neck" rhinorrhoea drowsy; pulse soft and rapid.	Four days after admission started bleeding from nose and throat with general bruising, also had progressive heart failure from admission.	6 days.
(6) G.G. (F.) 1 year.	4	Moribund; cyanosed extreme restlessness and recession.	Tracheotomy on admission without relief.	1 hour.
(7) I.G. (F.) 6 years.	7	Late case:toxic; sloughing membrane all over pharynx; cya-nosis"bull neck" general bronchitis and signs of heart failure.	The heart failure was progressive and rapidly fatal.	32 hours.