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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 | ||
| Asthma | — | 21 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 27 |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Empyema | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Bronchial Cyst | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Tracheitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Emphysema | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Atelectasis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lung abscess | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Congestion and Fibrosis | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 405 | |||||||||
| Senility | — | 42 | 21 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 96 |
| Skin. Cellulitis | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 |
| Boils, Abscesses, Carbuncles, etc. | — | — | — | — | 40 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 55 |
| Impetigo | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 |
| Eczema | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| Scabies | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Paronychia | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Burns and Scalds | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| Septic Spots | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Dermatitis | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| Seborrhoea | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Herpes | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Psoriasis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Urticaria | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Sebaceous Cyst | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Lipomata | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Varicose Ulceration | — | — | — | — | 15 | 19 | — | — | 34 |
| 226 | |||||||||