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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Diagnoses in Cases Treated | Medical. | Surgical. | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
| Gastrostaxis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gastro enteritis | 28 | 2 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | 67 |
| Pyloric stenosis | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| Stomatitis | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Cholangitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Swallowed F.B. | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Diverticulitis | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | - | 3 |
| Chill | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Rectal Prolapse | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | 1 |
| Umbilical calculus | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | 1 |
| Volvulus of Sigmoid colon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Catarrhal jaundice | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 8 |
| Threadworms | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 2 |
| 638 | |||||||||
| Bones, Joints and Muscles. | |||||||||
| Arthritis | 4 | 29 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | - | 39 |
| Spinal tumour | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | - | 2 |
| Fibrositis | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 8 |
| Osteo-myelitis | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | 11 |
| Ac. and subacute rheumatism | 8 | 16 | — | — | - | — | — | - | 24 |
| Pleurodynia | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 2 |
| Periostitis | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Lumbago | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 4 |
| Bursitis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Muscular Atrophy | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Flat Foot | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Semi membranosus | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |