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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 | ||
| Infectious. | |||||||||
| Influenza | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dysentery | — | — | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Cerebro spinal fever | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Measles | - | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Chicken Pox | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Mumps | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 31 | |||||||||
| Maternity. | |||||||||
| For version | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Pyelitis of pregnancy | — | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | — | 20 | |
| False labour pains | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 9 | ||
| Ectopic gestation | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Albuminuria of pregnancy | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 6 |
| A.P.H. | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | ||
| R.B.P. | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 13 |
| P.P.H. | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Toxaemia of pregnancy | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 9 |
| Anaemia of pregnancy | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Vomiting of pregnancy | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | 13 | |
| A.N. Observation | — | — | — | — | 4 | 27 | 12 | — | 43 |
| A.N. rest | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Termination of pregnancy | — | - | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| Ruptured tubal pregnancy | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 131 | |||||||||