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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Diagnoses | Medical | Surgical | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
| Hyperpiesia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pernicious Anaemia | - | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Thrombosis | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Phlebitis | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Gangrene | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Varicose Veins | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 10 |
| Leukaemia | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Epistaxis | — | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Malaria | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Varicose Ulcer | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Trendelenburg | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Ischaemia | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Thrombo-Cytopenia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Naevus | — | - | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| Toxaemia | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Banti's Disease | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Oxalaemia | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | — | - | 1 |
| Aneurisia | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 74 | |||||||||
| Circulatory Heart | |||||||||
| Myocardial Degeneration | — | 7 | 2 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 91 |
| Hypertension | — | 31 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 33 |
| Aortic Incompetence | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | - | 6 |
| Arterio-sclerosis | — | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | - | 11 |
| Coronary Thrombosis | 2 | 12 | — | 25 | — | — | — | - | 39 |
| Endocarditis | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Auricular Fibrillation | — | 13 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
| Myocarditis | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | - | 3 |
| Mitral Stenosis | — | 12 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | - | 16 |
| Carditis | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |