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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. | Total. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
| Constitutional. | |||||||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 3 | 9 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 17 |
| Gangrene | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Collapse | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Debility | 4 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| Nutritional disorder | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Convulsions | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Marasmus | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 18 |
| Malnutrition | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Rickets | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 89 | |||||||||
| Ear, Nose and Throat. | |||||||||
| Tonsillitis | — | — | — | — | 259 | 8 | 3 | — | 270 |
| Quinsy | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Otitis Media | — | — | — | — | 59 | 7 | 1 | — | 07 |
| Labrythine Vertigo | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Haematoma Nasal Septum | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Otorrhoea | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 |
| Mastoiditis | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | — | 1 | 22 |
| Catarrh (Naso-Pharangeal) | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Periostitis of Mastoid | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Sinusitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 |
| Deflected Nasal Septum | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Post Operative Haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pharyngitis | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Nasal Obstruction | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 390 | |||||||||