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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 1934
[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 | ||
| Bell's Palsy | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Chorea | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| Hysteria | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| Paralysis Agitans | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Anxiety Neurosis | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Locomotor Ataxis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Hemiplegia | — | 10 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 23 |
| Neuralgia | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Cerebral Softening | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Cerebellar Abscess | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Meningitis | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Tabes Dorsalis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Paralysis | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Cerebral Tumour | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Disseminated Sclerosis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Meningocele | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diplegia | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Cerebral Arterio-sclerosis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Post-encephalitis | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Sciatica | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 117 | |||||||||
| Poisoning | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Mercurial Stomatitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9 | |||||||||
| Respiratory. | |||||||||
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | 96 | 36 | 3 | 70 | 205 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | 108 | 60 | 4 | 43 | 215 |
| Pleurisy | 10 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| Growth | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumothorax | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |