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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 | ||
| Mental. | |||||||||
| Uncertified | 2 | 31 | 109 | - | - | - | - | - | 142 |
| Certified | — | — | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | 31 |
| M.D. | — | 5 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| Epilepsy | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 |
| Mongolism | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Senile Dementia | - | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| Loss of memory | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Hysteria | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Imbecile | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Congenital idiot | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 227 | |||||||||
| Nervous and Sensory. | |||||||||
| Cerebral haemorrhage | — | 4 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 35 |
| Meningitis | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Chorea | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Habit vomiting | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Hemiplegia | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Sciatica | — | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Neurasthenia | — | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Neurosis | 1 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| Cerebral thrombosis | 1 | 22 | 1 | 29 | — | - | — | — | 53 |
| Disseminated sclerosis | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Neuralgia | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Neuritis | 1 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Convulsions | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Cerebral tumour | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Tabes dorsalis | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Parkinsons disease | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Cerebral arterio sclerosis | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |