Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | ||
Miscellaneous. | |||||||||
Exophthalmic goitre | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |||
Adenitis | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | 1 | 24 | ||
Concussion | — | — | 28 | 5 | — | 1 | 34 | ||
Ruptured quadriceps | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
Wounds (accidents) | — | — | — | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 33 | |
F.B. in oesophagus | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
,, ,, arms | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
,, ,, leg | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
Alcoholism | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
Poisoning by gas, etc. | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Gonorrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Syphilis | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Senility | 23 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 42 | ||
Cancer. | |||||||||
Carcinoma ventriculi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
,, L. parotid gland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
,, Neck | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
,, Rectum | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 15 |
,, Uterus | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
,, Tongue | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||
,, Larynx | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
,, Stomach | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
,, Colon | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
,, Cervix | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
,, Pancreas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
,, Prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
,, Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 |
,, Bladder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
,, Splenic flexure | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |