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Croydon 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Table III.Classification of In-Patients who were Discharged from or who Died in the Institution during the year ended 31st December, 1932.

Table III.

Classification of In-Patients who were Discharged from or who Died in the Institution during the year ended 31st December, 1932.

Disease Groups.Children (under 16 years of age).Men and Women.
DischargedDiedDischargedDied
A.—Acute infectious disease50-305
B.—Influenza5-23-
C.—Tuberculosis : Pulmonary1-6852
Non-pulmonary1-84
D.—Malignant disease--_3576
E.—Rheumatism—
(1) Acute rheumatism (rheumatic fever) together with sub-acute rheumatism and chorea61231
(2) Non-articular manifestations of so-called "rheumatism" (muscular rheumatism, fibrositis, lumbago and sciatica)1-27-
(3) Chronic arthritis--238
F.—Venereal disease--123
G.—Puerperal pyrexia--13-
H.—Puerperal fever—
(a) Women confined in the hospital--1-
(b) Admitted from outside---_-
I.—Other diseases and aoci-dents connected with pregnancy and childbirth--1574
J.—'Mental diseases—
(a) Senile dementia13125818
(b) Other----
K.—Senile decay--3049
L—Accidental injury and violence19-1618
In respect of cases not included above :
M.—Disease of the Nervous System & Sense Organs.38-6113
N „ Respiratory ,,811013086
O, Circulatory „5—137165
P Digestive „1241126230
Q ,, Genito-urinary9214955
R. Disease of the Skin461757
S.—Other diseases40-9920
T.—Mothers and infants discharged from Maternity Wards and not included in above figures—
Mothers--4315
Infants40816——
Totals847422213609