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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 | ||
| Ear, nose and thrgat and eve. | |||||||||
| Otitis media | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 |
| Mastoiditis | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 12 |
| Meatitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Eye injury | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Glaucoma | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Cataract | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Blepharitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Skin. | |||||||||
| Eczema | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Pediculosis | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Dermatitis | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 |
| Boils | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Burns | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pemphigus | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alopecia | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Carbuncle | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| Scalds of feet | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ulcers | — | 10 | 4 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Cellulitis | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Whitlow | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Septic Rt. Gt. Toe | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Septic Thumb | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Abscesses | — | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | 1 | — | |
| Gumboil | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |