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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| Complaint for which admitted. | Patients remaining in Hospital on 1st January, 1947 | Patients admitted and discharged in 1947 | Patients admitted during 1947 and remaining in Hospital on 1st January, 1948 | Analysis of Cases admitted whether discharged or not during the year. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | Recovered. | Died. | Total. | Recovered. | Died. | Total. | Recovered. | Died. | Total. | Recovered. | Died. | Case Mortality.% | Average No. of days in Hospital. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 47 | 47 | - | 466 | 466 | - | 40 | 40 | - | 506 | 506 | - | - | 27 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | - | - | 83 | 79 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 80 | 5 | 5.9 | 16 |
| Polio Encephalitis | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 15 | 15 | - | 49 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | 53 | 51 | 2 | 3.8 | 33 |
| Measles | 2 | 2 | - | 63 | 63 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 64 | 64 | — | - | 13 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | - | 34 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | 38 | 32 | 6 | 15.8 | 27 |
| Gastro Enteritis | — | — | - | 47 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 42 | 9 | 17.6 | 18 |
| Mumps | — | — | - | 26 | 26 | — | 2 | 2 | - | 28 | 28 | — | - | 12 |
| C.S.M | — | — | - | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | - | 8 | 8 | — | - | 14 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | - | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | - | 8 | 8 | — | - | 10 |
| Dysentery | — | — | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 |
| Rubella | — | — | - | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | - | 3 | 3 | — | — | 15 |
| Chicken Pox | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | - | 3 | 3 | — | - | 15 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | - | 14 |
| Glandular Fever | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 22 | |
| Vincent's Angina | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Tonsilitis | — | — | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 |
| Meningitis | — | — | - | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 6 | — | — | 8 |
| Pemphigus | — | — | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | - | 2 | 2 | — | — | 13 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | - | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 10 | 10 | — | — | 10 |
| Peurperal Sepsis | — | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | |
| Phlegmasia | - | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | — | 65 | ||
| Venereal Disease | - | — | - | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | - | 3 | 3 | — | — | 11 |
| No Disease | — | — | - | 13 | 13 | — | 2 | 2 | - | 15 | 15 | — | — | 15 |
| Pyrexia of unknown origin | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | 14 | ||||
| Totals | 67 | 67 | - | 834 | 814 | 20 | 61 | 59 | 2 | 895 | 873 | 22 | - | - |