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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 | ||
| Hydrocephalus | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Parkinsonism | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Tumour of Lumbar Sacro Plexus | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Petit Mai | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | — | 1 |
| Transient Paresis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Glioma | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bells Palsy | — | 2 | 1 | — | _ | — | — | — | 3 |
| Convulsions | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Neurosis | — | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Meniere Syndrome | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Disseminated Sclerosis | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Tabes Dorsalis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Meningitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Cerebellar Abscess | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| Spinal Tumour | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Paralysis Agitans | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Coronary Thrombosis | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| G.P.I | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Neuritis | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Nervous Debility | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Splastic Paraplegia | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 193 | |||||||||
| Respiratory. | |||||||||
| Bronchitis | 66 | 58 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 133 |
| Pneumonia | 115 | 12 | 1 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 202 |
| Tracheitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pleural Effusion | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Bronchial Catarrh | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 2 |
| Bronchiectasis | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| Atelectasis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |