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 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
Cerebral Tumour or Abscess | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Degeneration of Cord | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Syringo myelia | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Tabo-paresis | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage | I | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Neurasthenia | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 |
Paralysis Agitans | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Hemiplegia | — | 14 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 28 |
Post Encephalitis | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Disseminated Sclerosis | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Meningitis | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Meningioma | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Paraplegia | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Anxiety Neurosis | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Neuralgia | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Neuritis (Peripheral, etc.) | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Loss of Memory | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Cerebral Arterio Sclerosis | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Cerebral thrombosis | — | 13 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 24 |
Intra-Cranial haemorrhage | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Ketosis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Shock | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Paralysis | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Cerebellar abscess | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
256 | |||||||||
Respiratory. Bronchitis | 71 | 37 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 135 |
Pneumonia | 105 | 6 | 3 | 93 | — | — | — | — | 207 |
Pleurisy | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |