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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 | ||
| Varicose veins | — | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Gangrene | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | - | — | — | 7 |
| Leukaemia | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Malaria | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Haemolytic anaemia | — | — | - | 1 | — | - | - | — | 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| 94 | |||||||||
| Circulatory (Heart) | |||||||||
| Myocardial Degen: | - | 23. | 2 | 122 | — | — | — | — | 147 |
| Arterio sclerosis | — | 11 | 3 | 5 | - | — | — | — | 19 |
| Endocarditis | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Myocarditis | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Carditis | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | - | — | — | 7 |
| Auricular fibrillation | — | 13 | — | 8 | — | - | — | — | 21 |
| Mitral stenosis | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Mitral Regurgitation | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congestive heart failure | 1 | 13 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 32 |
| Heart failure | — | 6 | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 26 |
| Congenital heart disease | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Tachycardia | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Angina | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | 5 |
| Banti's disease | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | 1 |
| Heart block | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | 2 |
| Bradycardia | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 291 | |||||||||
| Constitutional. | |||||||||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 2 | 17 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 28 |
| Debility | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Nutritional disorder | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Marasmus | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 |