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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 | ||
| Epilepsy | — | 10 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| Senile Dementia | — | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Hysteria | — | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Depression | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 205 | |||||||||
| Nervous and Sensory. | |||||||||
| Cerebral haemorrhage | — | 4 | 1 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 45 |
| Meningitis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Chorea | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Spina bifida | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Hemiplegia | — | 5 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| Sciatica | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Neurasthenia | — | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Neurosis | — | 14 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Cerebral thrombosis | 2 | 18 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 46 |
| Disseminated sclerosis | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Paralysis agitans | — | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Neuralgia | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Neuritis | — | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Convulsions | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Cerebral tumour | — | — | 2 | - | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Parkinson's disease | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Cerebral arterio sclerosis | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Encephalitis | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Cerebral abscess | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Subarrachnoid haemorrhage | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Paralysis | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 |
| Tics | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Hydrocephalus | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Migraine | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |