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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
Willesden 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 8.
Showing cases wrongly diagnosed and diseases for which they were mistaken.
| Certified as suffering from | Diagnosed in Hospital as suffering from | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | |
| - | 11 | 9 | - | Tonsillitis |
| 1 | — | — | — | Puerperal Septicæmia |
| 1 | - | — | 1 | Lobar Pneumonia |
| — | 11 | 1 | — | No apparent disease |
| — | 12 | — | — | Erythema |
| — | — | - | 1 | Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| — | 2 | — | — | Septic Rash |
| — | 5 | 1 | — | Measles |
| — | 3 | — | — | Rotheln |
| 1 | — | 1 | — | Scarlet Fever |
| — | 2 | — | — | Dermatitis |
| 8 | — | — | 1 | Tuberculous Meningitis |
| — | 1 | — | — | Otorrhœa |
| 1 | — | — | — | Influenza |
| 2 | — | - | — | Mental Strain |
| — | 1 | - | — | Rhinitis |
| — | 1 | 1 | — | Adenitis |
| — | 2 | — | — | Urticaria |
| 14 | 51 | 13 | 3 | Total 81 |