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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 | ||
| 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 |