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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]
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| Diagnoses in Cases Treated | Medical. | Surgical. i i | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
| Circulatory (Blood). | |||||||||
| Anaemia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Septicaemia | — | _ | - | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Pyaemia | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Leukaemia | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ischaemia | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Haematocele | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 15 | |||||||||
| Circulatory (Heart and Vessels). | |||||||||
| Myocardial degeneration | — | 37 | 5 | 163 | — | — | — | — | 205 |
| Hyperpiesia | — | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Epistaxis | 4 | 1 | - | — | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Arterio sclerosis | 2 | 15 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 41 |
| Phlebitis | 2 | 5 | - | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Aortic stenosis | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Varicose Veins | 7 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Endocarditis | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | — | — | — | 9 |
| Lymphangitis | 2 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Thrombosis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gangrene | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Myocarditis | — | 19 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 27 |
| Auricular fibrillation | — | 16 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| Mitral stenosis | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Mitral regurgitation | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Valvular disease | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Congenital Heart disease | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Subaracnoid Haemorrhage | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 361 | |||||||||