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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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| Diagnoses in Cases Treated. | Medical. | Surgical. | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
| Sub-periosteal haematoma | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pleurodynia | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Acute rheumatism | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| Arthritis | 5 | 13 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 24 |
| Acute infective arthritis of knee | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Muscular rheumatism | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Lumbago | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tumour of pelvis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Synovitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Myositis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fibrosis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Fractured Skull | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 |
| Fractured Limbs | — | — | — | — | 35 | 14 | 3 | — | 52 |
| Bruising of Spine | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Sprain | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Infectious Diseases. | |||||||||
| Diphtheria | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Whooping cough | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| German measles | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Measles | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Typhoid fever | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Cerebro spinal meningitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Influenza | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Impetigo | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Scabies | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ringworm | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |