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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The following detail?, kindly supplied by the Medical Supeiintendent,
Dr. A. Gilray, refer to patients treated since April 1st,
1932, the date of appropriation.
Table IV.
| Diagnoses in Cases Treated. | Medical. | Surgical. | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
| A. Alimentary Tract. | |||||||||
| Enteritis | 32 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | |
| Hernia | — | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 32 |
| Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | 88 | 7 | — | 2 | 97 |
| Peritonitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 7 |
| Constipation | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Haemorrhoids | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Tonsillitis | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| Enlarged Tonsils | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | 24 |
| Gastric and Duodenal Ulcer | 6 | 13 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 29 | |
| Gastritis and Dyspepsia | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Cholecystitis | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | 10 |
| Intestinal Obstruction | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | |
| Food Poisoning | 9 | — | — | 9 | |||||
| Other conditions of the Mouth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | _ | — | 10 |
| Other conditions of Intestinal Tract | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Malnutrition and Marasmus | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Rickets | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| B. Respiratory System. | i | ||||||||
| Pneumonia | 70 | 14 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | 117 |
| Bronchitis | 33 | 28 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 78 |
| Pleurisy | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Asthma | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Epistaxis | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Empyema | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Fibroid Lung | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bronchiectasis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | - | 1 |