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 III
Diagnoses In Cases Treated | Medical. | Surgical. | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
Alimentary. | |||||||||
Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | 209 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 230 |
Gastric ulcer | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 39 |
Duodenal ulcer | 5 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
Dyspepsia | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Cholelithiasis | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 12 |
Intestinal obstruction | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 9 |
Colitis | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Hernia | — | — | — | — | 47 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 68 |
Ischio rectal abscess | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
Constipation | 29 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 |
Haemorrhoids | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 |
Pelvic Adhesions | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Cholecystitis | — | — | — | — | 11 | 14 | 2 | — | 27 |
Appendicular Colic | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Gastro enteritis | 42 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 54 |
Cyclic vomiting | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Gastritis | 12 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 |
Nervous Dysphagia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Alveolar Abscess | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Diarrhoea | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Intestinal colic | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Intussusception | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Catarrhal jaundice | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Pyloric stenosis | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 9 |
Prolapse of Rectum | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swallowed F.B | 2 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Intestinal haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |