London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Cerebrovascular accident & Hemiplegic | 70 |
| Arthritis, Rheumatism & Fibrositis | 19 |
| Amputation of leg | 4 |
| Fractures | 9 |
| Parkinson's disease, Disseminated Sclerosis | |
| Carcinoma, Cardiac conditions | |
| e.g. Mental Illness, Debility | |
| Diseases of unknown origin | |
| 136 |
| Total | Considerable Progress | No Progress | Hospital | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hemiplegia | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | |
| Disseminated Sclerosis | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Carcinoma | 1 | Helped until condition became terminal. | |||
| Amputation of Toes | 1 | Rehabilitation difficulties owing to underlying diabetic condition. | |||
| Coronorary Thrombosis | 1 | Patient too ill to benefit. | |||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | Slight progress | |||
| Nervous Paralysis | 1 | Considerable progress. | |||