Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table II.
Disease Groups. | Children (under 16) | Men and Women. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Discharged. | Died. | Discharged. | Died. | ||
A—Acute infectious disease | 21 | 15 | 2 | ||
B—Influenza | 2 | - | 8 | - | |
C.—Tuberculosis: | Pulmonary | 3 | 2 | 113 | 44 |
Non-Pulmonary | 7 | 11 | — | ||
D.—Malignant Disease | — | — | 93 | 151 | |
E.—Rheumatism:— | |||||
(1) Acute rheumatism (rheumatic fever) together with sub-acute rheumatism and chorea | 8 | - | - | ||
(2) Non-articular manifestations of so called "rheumatism" (muscular rheumatism, fibrositis, lumbago, and sciatica) | 2 | - | - | ||
(3) Chronic Arthritis | 3 | — | 14 | — | |
F.—Venereal Disease | 1 | — | 4 | ||
G.—Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | — | ||
Puerperal Fever | — | . — | — | — | |
H.—Other diseases and accidents connected with pregnancy and childbirth | — | — | 576 | ||
1.—Mental diseases | 9 | — | 256 | 2 | |
J.—-Senile decay | — | — | 13 | 7 | |
K.—Accidental injury and violence | 62 | — | 210 | 27 | |
L..—Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs | 9 | 3 | 101 | 103 | |
M.—Disease of the Respiratory System | 118 | 27 | 273 | 45 | |
N. „ „ Circulatory System | 8 | — | 233 | 215 | |
O. „ „ Digestive System | 160 | 15 | 622 | 54 | |
P. „ „ Genito Urinary System | 163 | 39 | |||
Q. ,, Skin | 58 | - | 148 | 4 | |
R-—Other diseases | 1154 | 5 | 425 | ||
S.—Mothers and infants discharged from Maternity Wards and not included in above figures:— | |||||
Mothers | — | — | 1316 | — | |
Infants | 1224 | 44 | — | — | |
T.—Any persons not falling under any of the above headings | 25 | - | 47 | — | |
Totals. | 3037 | 93 | 4612 | 705 |