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 | ||
Menopausal Neurosis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Tabetic retention of Urine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Vulvo-vaginitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
109 | |||||||||
Infectious. | |||||||||
Influenza | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Scarlet Fever | — | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
Pertussis | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Erysipelas | — | — | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Measles | — | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
Opthalmia Neonatorum | I | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Diphtheria | — | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Chickenpox | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
60 | |||||||||
Mental. | |||||||||
Epilepsy | — | 17 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 |
M.D. | — | 4 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 |
G.P.I. | — | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Certified | — | — | 128 | - | - | - | - | - | 128 |
Uncertified | 20 | 40 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 70 |
D.T.s | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Melancholia | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
246 | |||||||||
Nervous and Sensory. | |||||||||
Neurasthenia | 2 | 20 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 23 |
Nervous Breakdown | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Neuritis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Motor Neurone Disease | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |