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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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. |