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 | ||
| K. Infectious and Contagious Diseases. Influenza | 34 | 5 | 8 | 47 | |||||
| Measles | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Meningococcal Meningitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Mumps | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Diphtheria | — | — | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | 7 | 7 | |||||
| Typhoid | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Dysentery | — | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| Chicken Pox | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Infantile Paralysis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals Group K. | 36 | 16 | 35 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 98 |
| D. Central Nervous System. Hemiplegia | 10 | 10 | 20 | ||||||
| Hysteria | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||||
| Neuritis | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | _ | _ | 4 |
| Teething | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Neurosis | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Neurasthenia | 1 | 12 | 3 | 16 | |||||
| Paralysis Agitans | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | _ | _ | _ | 5 |
| Chorea | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Paraplegia | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Meningitis | — | — | — | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 |
| Tabes Dorsalis | — | — | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Infantile Diplegia | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||