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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 | ||
| Malnutrition | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Rickets | 1 | 3 | - | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| Diabetic coma | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| 62 | |||||||||
| Ear, Nose and Throat. | |||||||||
| Enlarged T. and A. | 3 | 1 | — | 677 | 50 | 731 | |||
| Quinsy | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | ||
| Otitis Media | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | 29 | |||
| Mastoiditis | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | — | 2 | 22 |
| Catarrh | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Nasal Obstruction | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Sinusitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| Tracheitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Adenoids | — | 11 | — | — | 11 | ||||
| Stricture of oesophagus | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Meniere's disease | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Reflex earache | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||||
| Sprue | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Eye. | 813 | ||||||||
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Corneal ulcers | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | ||||
| Foreign body | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Blepharitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 6 | |||||||||
| Glands. | |||||||||
| Adenitis | 6 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| Hodgkin's disease | - | 3 | — | 3 | |||||
| Adenoma | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Goitre | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Thyroglossal Cyst | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||
| 23 | |||||||||