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 | ||||||
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Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
Ischio-rectal abscess | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
Fistula-in-ano | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Ascites | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Pyloric stenosis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Alveolar abscess | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 |
Dental caries | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 8 |
Diabetes mellitus | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Intestinal colic | 9 | 7 | 16 | ||||||
Cirrhosis of the liver | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Intussusception | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Congenital enlargement of colon .. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
529 | |||||||||
Bones. Arthritis | 10 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 35 | ||||
Osteo-arthritis | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Sciatica | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
Lumbago | 4 | — | 4 | ||||||
Acute rheumatism | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 34 |
Right coxa vara | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |||
Congenital talipes | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Gout | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Infective arthritis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Osteo-myelitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
Fibrositis | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Bursitis | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
Periostitis R. Tibia | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Polio-myelitis | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Pleurodynia | 1 | ||||||||
Muscular dystrophy | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |