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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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| 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 |