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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 | ||
| Tuberculosis (Non Pulmonary). Glands | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Kidney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Axilla | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Meninges | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
| Spine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Hip | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| 16 | |||||||||
| Pulmonary | — | 58 | 7 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 105 |
| Pleural Effusion | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 109 | |||||||||
| Venereal. Gonorrhoea | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Syphilis | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 17 | |||||||||
| Violence. Concussion | — | — | — | — | 41 | 11 | 3 | — | 55 |
| Fractured Limbs | — | — | — | — | 78 | 51 | 9 | 18 | 156 |
| Minor Injuries | — | — | — | — | 20 | 9 | — | 2 | 31 |
| Bruising and Abrasions | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 2 | — | 21 |
| Lacerations and Wounds | — | — | — | — | 33 | 6 | — | — | 39 |
| Dislocations | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | 11 |
| Sprains | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 7 |
| Crushed Shoulder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |