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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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| Name. | Day of Disease. | Condition on Admission. | Subsequent progress. | Date of Death Days after ad. mission. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (6) D.D. (F) 37 yrs. | 2 | Extensive membrane over whole pharynx; glands of neck + +; cyanosis. Heart sounds rapid and soft. No serum given before admission. | Collapsed suddenly on 3rd day of admission. | 3 days |
| (7) J.F. (F) 4 yrs. | 3 | Extensive membrane over whole pharynx. Bull neck. Profuse rhinorrhoea cyanosis. No serum given before admission. | Developed signs of heart failure on day after admission, and died through this increasing on 3rd day after admission. | 3 days |
| (8) K.H. (M) 5 yrs. | 3 | Extensive membrane over whole pharynx. Glands of neck + +; foetor; pallor. No serum given before admission. | Given 12,000 units intravenously and 28,000 intra - muscular on 2nd day, having had 24,000 units previously. Started showing signs of heart failure 3 days after admission, which increased steadily. | 6 days |
| (9) J.H. (F) 7 yrs. | 11 | Late case; acute toxaemia; very cyanosed; difficult breathing. No serum given before admission. | Died a few minutes after admission. | 5 mins. |
| (10) P.M. (F) 11 yrs. | 4 | Extensive membrane over whole pharynx. Bull neck; rhinorrhoea; foetor and cyanosis marked. No serum given before admission. | Given 12,000 units and 32,000 intramuscularly on admission. Developed epi-staxis on 3rd day after admission, also showed signs of heart failure, which increased steadily till death. | 7 days |
| (11) P.S. (M) 6 yrs. | ? | Had been unwell for 3 weeks before admission and showed signs of heart failure on admission, though throat clean. 8,000 units given before admission. | The signs of heart failure present on admission steadily increased, with marked vomiting. Collapsed suddenly on 3rd day after admission. | 3 days |