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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 1943
[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 | ||
| Peritonitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Stomatitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Adhesions | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pelvic Abscess | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Collapse | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Pyioric Ulcer | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Peritonsillar Abscess | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Appendicular Abscess | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 7 |
| Perineal Abscess | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Abdominal Abscess | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Abdominal tumour | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pancreatitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Subphrenic abscess | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ascitis | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Diverticulitis | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Hepatitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Visceroptosis | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Haematemesis of unknown origin | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Vincent's Angina | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Malaena | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Urticaria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 663 | |||||||||
| Bones, and Joints. | |||||||||
| Arthritis | — | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
| Paget's Disease | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fibrositis | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Bursitis | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Lumbago | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Synovitis | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Osteo— myelitis | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| Genu Valgum | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Osteo— arthritis | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |