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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 | ||
| Ear, Nose and Throat. | |||||||||
| Enlarged T. and A. | — | 3 | 6 | — | 850 | 8 | — | — | 867 |
| Quinsy | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Otitis Media | 22 | 23 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 59 |
| Pharyngitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Otorrhoea | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Mastoiditis | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| Catarrh | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| Sinusitis | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Tracheitis | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Adenoids | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bleeding tonsil tag | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Epistaxis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Neoplasm of antrum | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 978 | |||||||||
| Eye. | |||||||||
| Conjunctivitis | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Ophthalmitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Blepharitis | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 10 | |||||||||
| Glands. | |||||||||
| Adenitis | 13 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 |
| Hodgkin's disease | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Adenoma | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Goitre | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Glandular fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 38 | |||||||||