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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Classification of Rheumatic Cases.
| Primary. | Re-examinations. |
|---|---|
| Males 11 | 24 |
| Females 8 | 25 (plus 4 non- rheumatic) |
| Totals 19 | 49 (+4) |
Ages: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 Ttl.
| Rheumatic: | |||||||||||||||
| Primary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 |
| Re-exams | – | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | 49 |
| Others | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
The average age of primary cases of rheumatism, on first
attendance at the clinic, was 9.2 years for both boys and girls.
Grouping of Cases.
| 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prim. | "Re's. | Ttl. | Prim. | Re's. | Ttl. | Prim. | Re's. | Ttl. | |
| Mild and Potential | 24 | 32 | 56 | 5 | 52 | 59 | 15 | 20 | 35 |
| Definitely Active | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Quiescent | 4 | 31 | 35 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 25 | 26 |
| Doutbful or Non-Rheumatic | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
The Mild and Potential cases include those showing the
first initial symptoms of "growing pains" in highly strung
children.
The "Definitely Active" group included cases with physical
signs of rheumatic fever or chorea.
Quiescent Cases "are those which at a previous examination
had shown signs of mild and potential rheumatism or of
active rheumatism, but which had now settled down and were no
longer active.