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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 | ||
| Concussion | — | — | — | — | 16 | 23 | — | - | 39 |
| Lacerations, Wounds, etc. | — | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | — | — | 23 |
| Amputations | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | — | — | 7 |
| Multiple Injuries | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Cerebral Contusion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Shock | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 326 | |||||||||
| Miscellaneous | |||||||||
| Poisoning | 10 | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 24 |
| B.B.A. | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| N.A.D. | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| P.U.O. | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| With Mother | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Hare Lip and Cleft Palate | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Prematurity | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | — | — | _ | — | 15 |
| F.B. | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 |
| Extraction of Tooth | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 6 |
| For X-ray | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Removal of Nail | — | — | — | — | 4 | - | _ | — | 4 |
| Supernumerary Thumb | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Vaccinia | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Dental Caries | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 130 | |||||||||
TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS DISCHARGED FROM MAYDAY HOSPITAL
YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1947.
Cured 4,159
Relieved 2,498
Unrelieved 409
Died 807
7,873
TOTAL NUMBER OF OUT-PATIENTS TREATED AT MAYDAY HOSPITAL
DURING THE YEAR 1947 21,671