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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Table XXI.
Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a.) the condition at the end of 1938 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register.
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates. | Previous to 1928 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral | Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | |||
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on December 31st. | Disease Arrested | Adults | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| F | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | i | — | - | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | - | ||||
| Children | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | i | _ | - | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | - | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 3 | - | |||
| F | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | - | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | - | — | — | — | 4 | — | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | - | ||||
| Children | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | ||||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 8 | 1 | 6 | - | 15 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | i | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Transferred to Pulmonary | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | _ | 1 | - | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| | (b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharge as Recovered | Adults | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| id M | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | — | i | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | - | 4 | 2 | i | — | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| F | 18 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 45 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | l | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | _ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | — | _ | - | - | — | - | |||||
| Children | 53 | 8 | 7 | 603 | 671 | 5 | - | - | 21 | 26 | 4 | i | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | - | 12 | 17 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | 9 | - | i | - | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | l | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 30 | 20 | 16 | 179 | 245 | 7 | 1 | - | 6 | 14 | 6 | i | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | - | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | i | - | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | - | 2 | 3 | 10 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Dead | Adults | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| F | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Children. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 133 | 40 | 43 | 811 | 1027 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 59 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 45 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 6 | - | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Grand Totals of (a) and(e) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary. | 141 | 41 | 49 | 811 | 1042 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 62 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 39 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 2 | I 3 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||