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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 1942
[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 | ||
| Osteo-myelitis | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | |
| Osteo-arthritis | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Coxitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Functional Disability | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Rheumatism | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Splastic Diplegia | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Osteitis | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Effusion into Joint | 1 | 2 | — | — | - | 3 | |||
| Bow Legs | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Talipes Equino varus | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | |||
| Charcot's Joint | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| Carcinoma. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 87 |
| Breast | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 39 | |
| Ovary | — | - | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Stomach | — | - | — | — | 3 | 5 | 22 | 30 | |
| Rectum | — | - | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| Cervix | — | - | — | 8 | — | 4 | 12 | ||
| Uterus | — | - | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Prostate | ' — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tongue and Mouth | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Colon | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 17 | 24 | |
| Larynx | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Oesophagus | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | |
| Gall-Bladder | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Lung | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Bronchus | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| Pancreas | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Epithelioma | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Peritonic | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Urinary bladder | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Cervix uteri | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |