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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 | ||
| Glands | — | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Shoulder | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | 1 |
| Kidney | — | 4 | 3 | - | - | — | - | - | 7 |
| Peritonitis | — | 1 | — | 2 | - | — | — | — | 3 |
| Foot | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Bowel | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Abdominal | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | 1 |
| Miliary | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 |
| 40 | |||||||||
| Venereal. | |||||||||
| Gonorrhoea | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Syphilis | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 11 | |||||||||
| Violence. | |||||||||
| Fractured limbs | — | — | — | — | 11 | 79 | 9 | 19 | 118 |
| Fractured spine | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Fractured malleolus | — | - | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
| Fractured skull | — | - | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 |
| Fractured ribs | — | - | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 13 |
| Fractured clavicle | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Fractured pelvis | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 |
| Fractured sacrum | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| Fractured nasal bones | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Minor injuries | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | 19 |
| Contusions and abrasions | — | - | — | — | 18 | 19 | — | — | 37 |
| Sprain | — | - | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 7 |
| Abdominal injury | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Dislocation | — | - | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 12 |
| Concussion | — | — | — | — | 12 | 17 | — | — | 29 |
| Lacerations, wounds, etc. | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 27 |