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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Condition for which Treatment was given. | No. of Patients | No. of Applications. | Cured. | Relieved. | Died. | Transferred to other Hosps. | Still under Treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcinoma of Uterus | 3 | 38 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Cervix | 1 | 12 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Ovary | 2 | 17 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Larynx | 7 | 86 | - | 2 | 4 | - | 1 |
| Breast | 12 | 175 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | 3 |
| Lung | 6 | 93 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Testicle | 1 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Spine | 3 | 28 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Sarcoma of Hip | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| abdomen | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Epithelioma of lip | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| penis | 1 | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Menorrhagia | 7 | 44 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Spondylitis | 2 | 38 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Lymphatic Leukaemia | 3 | 16 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Myeloid leukaemia | 3 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Cerebral tumour | 1 | 11 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Pruritus Vulva | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Ewings Tumour | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pagets disease | 1 | 14 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Keloid scar | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 59 | 660 | 8 | 19 | 18 | - | 14 | |
| Corresponding totals for 1944 | 57 | 573 | 3 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 11 |