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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 | ||
| Headache | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Ganglion | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 211 | |||||||||
| Respiratory. | |||||||||
| Bronchitis | 36 | 65 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 124 |
| Pneumonia | 104 | 59 | 2 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 245 |
| Pleural effusion | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| Bronchiectasis | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Atelectasis | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pleurisy | 2 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| Emphysema | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Asthma | 1 | 29 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 35 |
| Empyema | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Pulmonary abscess | — | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Pulmonary congestion | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Fibrosis of lungs | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pulmonary embolism | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pulmonary infarct | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 459 | |||||||||
| Senility | — | 12 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 38 |
| Skin. | |||||||||
| Boils, abscess and carbuncles | — | — | — | - | 23 | 25 | 5 | — | 53 |
| Burns and scalds | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | 16 |
| Eczema | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Impetigo | 17 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
| Scabies | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| Dermatitis | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Septic spots | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ringworm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Erythema nodosum | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 |