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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 1946
[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 rectum ... | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Uterus | 1 | 12 | — | — | _ | — | 1 |
| Cervix | 1 | 20 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Ovary | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Larynx | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Breast | 22 | 332 | 1 | 2 | — | 19 | |
| Lung | 3 | 60 | — | - | 2 | — | 1 |
| Testicle | 2 | 48 | — | - | — | — | 2 |
| Spine | 1 | 12 | — | - | — | — | 1 |
| Glands in neck | 1 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Sarcoma of Hip | 1 | 18 | — | - | 1 | — | — |
| Abdomen ... | 2 | 20 | — | - | 2 | — | — |
| Other bones | 6 | 120 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Epithelioma of lip | 1 | 16 | — | - | — | 1 | — |
| Vulva | 1 | 20 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Face | 3 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Menorrhagia | 12 | 56 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| Spondylitis | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lymphatic Leukaemia | 3 | 40 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Arthritis | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Warts | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | - | . — | — |
| Keloid scar | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | - | — | — |
| 69 | 914 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 36 | |
| Corresponding totals for 1945 | 59 | 660 | 8 | 19 | 18 | — | 14 |
Cases referred from Croydon General Hospital for treatment 16