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Croydon 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Table II.Classification of In-Patients who were Discharged from or who Died in the Institution during the year ended 31st December,1938.

Table II.

Classification of In-Patients who were Discharged from or who Died in the Institution during the year ended 31st December,1938.

Disease Groups.Children (under 16)Men and Women.
Discharged.Died.Discharged.Died.
A.—Acute infectious disease127-1063
B.—Influenza3-10—
C.—Tuberculosis: Pulmonary518245
Non-Pulmonary16138
D.—Malignant Disease—-62128
E.—Rheumatism—
(1) Acute rheumatism (rheumatic fever) together with sub-acute rheumatism and chorea16-231
(2) Non-articular manifestations of so called "rheumatism" (muscular rheumatism, fibrositis, lumbago, and sciatica)1-3-
(3) Chronic Arthritis3-363
F.—Venereal Disease2—83
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--2742
(b) Other12———
J.—Senile Decay——6327
K.—Accidental injury and violence81127814
In respect of cases not included above—
L.—Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense organs1928138
M. „ „ Respiratory System1241917880
N. „ „ Circulatory System36154232
0. „ „ Digestive System1591346647
P. „ „ Genito-Urinary System25229633
Q. „ ,, Skin90—972
R.—Other Diseases36472066
S.—Mothers and infants discharged from Maternity Wards and not included in above figuresMothers--954-
Infants912———
T.—Any persons not falling under any of the above headings5521142
Totals2002783904674