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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Disease Groups. | Children (under 16) | Men and Women. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Discharged. | Died. | Discharged. | Died. | ||
A.—Acute infectious disease | 127 | - | 106 | 3 | |
B.—Influenza | 3 | - | 10 | — | |
C.—Tuberculosis: Pulmonary | 5 | 1 | 82 | 45 | |
Non-Pulmonary | 1 | 6 | 13 | 8 | |
D.—Malignant Disease | — | - | 62 | 128 | |
E.—Rheumatism— | |||||
(1) Acute rheumatism (rheumatic fever) together with sub-acute rheumatism and chorea | 16 | - | 23 | 1 | |
(2) Non-articular manifestations of so called "rheumatism" (muscular rheumatism, fibrositis, lumbago, and sciatica) | 1 | - | 3 | - | |
(3) Chronic Arthritis | 3 | - | 36 | 3 | |
F.—Venereal Disease | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | |
G.—Puerperal pyrexia (ineluding cases classified | - | - | 8 | - | |
Puerperal fever (a) Women confined in hospital | - | - | - | - | |
(b) Other cases | — | — | — | — | |
H.—-Other diseases and accidents connected with Pregnancy and childbirth | — | — | 492 | — | |
I.—Mental diseases (a) Senile Dementia | - | - | 274 | 2 | |
12 | — | — | — | ||
J.—Senile Decay | — | — | 63 | 27 | |
K.—Accidental injury and violence | 81 | 1 | 278 | 14 | |
L.—Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense organs | 19 | 2 | 81 | 38 | |
M. „ „ Respiratory System | 124 | 19 | 178 | 80 | |
N. „ „ Circulatory System | 3 | 6 | 154 | 232 | |
0. „ „ Digestive System | 159 | 13 | 466 | 47 | |
P. „ „ Genito-Urinary System | 25 | 2 | 296 | 33 | |
Q. „ ,, Skin | 90 | — | 97 | 2 | |
R.—Other Diseases | 364 | 7 | 206 | 6 | |
S.—Mothers and infants discharged from Maternity Wards and not included in above figures | Mothers | - | - | 954 | - |
Infants | 912 | — | — | — | |
T.—Any persons not falling under any of the above headings | 55 | 21 | 14 | 2 | |
Totals | 2002 | 78 | 3904 | 674 |