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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Table II.
Children (under 16) | Men and Women. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Discharged. | Died. | Discharged. | Died | |||
A.- | Acute infectious disease | 25 | — | 14 | 2 | |
B.- | Influenza | 1 | — | 3 | - | |
C.- | Tuberculosis : Pulmonary | 3 | 1 | 50 | 44 | |
Non-Pul monary | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | ||
D.- | Malignant Disease | — | — | 42 | 80 | |
E.- | Rheumatism, Acute rheumatism (rheumatic fever) together with sub-acute rheumatism and chorea | 9 | 1 | 26 | 2 | |
Non-articular manifestations of rheumatism (muscular rheumatism, fibro-sitis, lumbago, and sciatica) | — | — | 2 | — | ||
Arthritis | 3 | — | 39 | 2 | ||
F.- | Venereal Disease | — | — | 11 | 1 | |
G.- | -Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | 26 | - | |
H.- | Puerperal fever | (a) Women confined in | ||||
(b)hospital | — | — | 4 | - | ||
— | — | 9 | 1 | |||
I.— | Other diseases and accidents connected with Pregnancy and childbirth | — | — | 138 | 2 | |
J- | -Mental disease | (Senile Dementia) | — | — | — | 2 |
(Other) | 7 | — | 221 | 6 | ||
K.- | -Senile Decay | — | — | 41 | 47 | |
L.- | -Accidental injury and violence | 55 | 1 | 245 | 24 | |
M.- | -Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense organs | 17 | 3 | 145 | 34 | |
N. | ,, „ Respiratory System | 91 | 6 | 188 | 66 | |
0. | „ „ Circulatory System | 33 | 6 | 175 | 243 | |
P. | ,, ,, Digestive System | 107 | 14 | 390 | 44 | |
Q. | „ „ Genito-Urinary System | 11 | — | 370 | 29 | |
R. | ,, ,, Skin | 79 | 1 | 126 | 3 | |
S.- | Other Diseases | 62 | — | 73 | 3 | |
T.- | Mothers and children discharged from Maternity Wards and not included in above. (I ) | 589 | - | 533 | - | |
U.- | Patients not included under the above headings | 42 | - | 44 | - | |
Totals | 1198 | 35 | 2927 | 664 |