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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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| Name. | Age on Admission. | Condition on Admission. | Subsequent Progress. | Time of Death after admission. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V.M. (F) | 11 | Membrane over both tonsils, also in nostrils, profuse rhinorrhœa, bull-neck. | Had attacks of persistent epistaxis for several days after admission, started shewing signs of heart failure 12 days later with vomiting, and this caused death on 16th day. | 16 days. |
| W.A. (M) | 8 | Extensive membrane over whole pharynx, glands of neck † †, marked cyanosis. | Shewed signs of laryngeal obstruction on following day with marked recession. Tracheotomy performed with relief, but pulse rate persisted very rapid and weak. Collapsed suddenly on 9th day (heart failure). | 9 days. |
| C.A. (F) | 68 | Semi-conscious on admission, marked emphysema with very weak heart sounds. Deposit on both ton sils. Double incontinence. | Condition grew steadily worse and patient died next day. | 2 days. |
| C.I. (M) | 4 | Sloughing membrane over both tonsils, bull-neck, rhinorrhœa. | Developed palatal paresis 23 days after admission, which was severe, and this was followed by increasing heart failure, the child collapsing on the 45th day. | 45 days. |
None of these cases had had serum administered before
admission.