London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
This page requires JavaScript
43
Blood Counts 398
Blood Groups 129
Haemoglobin Estimations 141
Compatibility Tests 51
Faeces for Organisms 101
Faecal Fat Estimations 4
Van den Bergh Re-action 12
Vaccines 4
Blood Sedimentation Rates 84
Glucose Tolerance Tests' 2
Blood Coagulation and Bleeding Time 3
Other Examinations—Unclassified 26
Total Number of Examinations 5,067
Number of Specimens sent to Croydon General Hospital 305
THERAPY DEPARTMENT.
| Condition for which Treatment was given. | No. of Patients. | No. of Applications. | Cured. | Relieved. | Died. | Transferred to other Hosps. | Still under Treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcinoma of Breast | 5 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| „ „ Colon | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| „ „ Rectum | 1 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| „ „ Lung | 1 | 24 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| „ „ Uterus | 4 | 106 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Sterilisation for:— | |||||||
| Menorrhagia | 5 | 60 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ Heart Disease | 1 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ Reual Disease | 1 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ Eclampsia | 1 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ Numerous Pregnancies | 1 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Uterine Fibroids | 1 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Sarcoma of Kidney | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Sarcoma of Hip | 1 | 48 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Sarcoma of Acetabulum | 1 | 62 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Kraurosis Vulvae | 1 | 24 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ringworm of Scalp | 9 | 45 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 35 | 532 | 21 | 7 | 6 | ... | 7 |
| Corresponding Totals for 1937 | 30 | 478 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 |