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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| 1938 | 1939 | |
|---|---|---|
| Heart and Aorta | 1 | 4 |
| Skulls | 113 | 107 |
| Accessory Nasal Sinuses | 22 | 20 |
| Vertebral Column | 94 | 65 |
| Ribs | 25 | 32 |
| Pelvis | 42 | 26 |
| long Bones | 362 | 229 |
| Short Box.es | 50 | 55 |
| Joints | 150 | 232 |
| Tooth and Jaws | 172 | 153 |
| 2,794 | 2,566 | |
| Examinations by portable sot. | 171 | 130 |
THERAPY DEPARTMENT. X-Pay.
| Condition for which treatment was given. | No. of patients. | No. of applications. | Re- - Cured. lieved. | Died. | Transferred to other hosps. | Still under treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcinoma of Breast | 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | ||
| " " Parotid | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||
| " " Larynx | 1 | 12 | i | |||
| " " Lung | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||
| " " Uterus | 3 | 39 | 1 | 2 | ||
| " " Oesophagus | 1 | 24 | 1 | |||
| Sterilisation for:- | ||||||
| Menorrhagia | 3 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Heart Diseaso | 4 | 33 | 1 2 | 1 | ||
| Renal Disease | 1 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Eclampsia | — | |||||
| Numerous Pregnancies | 2 | 24 | 2 | |||
| Partial Sterilisatioii | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Uterine Fibroids | 3 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sarcoma of Kidney | ||||||
| 11 " Hip | - | |||||
| " " Acetabulum | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Kraurosis Vulvae | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Arthritis of Knee | 1 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Warts | 2 | 34 | 2 | |||
| Epithelioma of Jaw | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Rodent Ulcer | 1 | 38 | 1 | |||
| 31. | 405 | 4 9 | 7 | 1 | 10 | |
| Corresponding Totals for 1938 | 30 | 478 | 6 4 | 8 | 2 | l§ |
Number of Post Mortems Ordered by the Corcner and performed at Mayday Hospital
during the Year: cutside Cases: 220.
Hospital Cases: 146.
Number of Post Mortems not ordered by the Coroner: 121.
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