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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Diagnoses in Cases Treated | Medical. | Surgical. | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
Auricular fibrillation | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Myocarditis | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Mitral stenosis | — | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | - | 12 |
Carditis | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Congestive heart failure | — | 24 | 2 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 76 |
Tachycardia | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Aortic regurgitation | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Angina | — | 9 | — | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
Rheumatic Carditis | — | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
Effort syndrome | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Congenital heart disease | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Vaso vagal syndrome | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Heart block | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
340 | |||||||||
Constitutional. | |||||||||
Diabetes Mellitus | — | 24 | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | 25 |
Debility | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nutritional disorder | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 |
Marasmus | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Malnutrition | — | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Muscular atrophy | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Rickets | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 . |
Cachexia | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Diabetic coma | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Obesity | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
65 | |||||||||
Eye. | |||||||||
Conjunctivitis | — | 2 | — | — | — | _ | — | — | 2 |
Ear, Nose and Throat. | |||||||||
Enlarged T's. and A's. | 13 | 7 | — | — | 978 | — | — | — | 998 |
Quinsy | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |