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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Diagnoses in Cases Treated | Medical | Surgical | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | |||||||||
| Pneumonia | 133 | 27 | 4 | 45 | 203 | ||||
| Bronchitis | 104 | 58 | 5 | 11 | 178 | ||||
| Pleurisy | 18 | 4 | 1 | 23 | |||||
| Asthma | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| Pulmonary Embolism | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | |||
| Bronchiectasis | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | 11 | ||||
| Pneumothorax | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Bronchial catarrh | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Empyema | 5 | — | 3 | 8 | |||||
| Haemothorax | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Bronchial cyst | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||||
| Pulmonary abscess | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| 451 | |||||||||
| Senility | — | 24 | 18 | 48 | — | — | 90 | ||
| Skin. . | |||||||||
| Dermatitis | 14 | 3 | 17 | ||||||
| Impetigo | 34 | 3 | 37 | ||||||
| Pruritus | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Boils and abscesses | — | — | — | 36 | 4 | — | 40 | ||
| Ulcers and ulceration | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 14 | |
| Burns and scalds | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | |
| Eczema | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | ||
| Cellulitis | — | — | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 14 | ||
| Septic Spots | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 21 | ||
| Scabies | 3 | — | — | 3 | |||||
| Purpura | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||||