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Croydon 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Table II.Classification of In-Patients who were Discharged from or who Died in the Institution during the year ended31stDecember,1937.

Table II.

Classification of In-Patients who were Discharged from or who Died in the Institution during the year ended31stDecember,1937.

Disease Groups.Children (under 16)Men and Women.
Discharged.Died.Discharged.Died.
A.—Acute infectious disease1923016
B.—Influenza5-304
C.—Tuberculosis : Pulmonary1025938
Non-Pulmonary13711
d.—Malignant Disease—196118
E.—Rheumatism, Acute rheumatism (rheumatic fever) together with sub-acute rheumatism and chorea1323622
Non-articular manifestations of so called "rheumatism" (muscular rheumatism, fibrositis, lumbago, and sciatica)2-24-
Chronic Arthritis11312
F.—Venereal Disease2—123
G.—Puerperal pyrexia--20-
H.—Puerperal fever (a) Women confined in hospital----
(b) Other cases————
I.—Other diseases and accidents connected with Pregnancy and childbirth——3619
J.—Mental disease (Senile Dementia)-—284—
(Other)4———
K.—Senile Decay——6440
L.—Accidental injury and violence84126531
In respect of cases not included above—
M.—Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense organs17710876
N. „ „ Respiratory System1082720685
O. „ „ Circulatory System56178175
P. „ „ Digestive System2543053473
Q. „ „ Genito-Urinary System26328636
R. „ „ Skin8421056
S.—Other Diseases84812612
T.—Mothers and infants discharged from Maternity Wards and not included in above figuresMothers--938-
Infants913-—-
U.—Any persons not falling under any of the above headings502456-
Totals16821193856757