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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table III
| Children (under 16) | Men and Women. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discharged. | Died. | Discharged. | Died. | |
| A.—Acute infectious disease | 22 | 10 | 1 | |
| B.—Influenza | 1 | 8 | 4 | |
| C.—Tuberculosis: Pulmonary | 5 | 65 | 39 | |
| Non.Pulmonary | 5 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| D.—Malignant Diseases | — | 43 | 102 | |
| E.—Rheumatism, Acute rheumatism (rheumatic fever) together with sub.acute rheumatism and chorea | 23 | 1 | 46 | 4 |
| Non.articular manifestations of so.called rheumatism (muscular rheumatism, fibrositis, lumbago, and sciatica) | - | - | 4 | - |
| Chronic arthritis | 1 | — | 32 | 2 |
| F.—Venereal Disease | 1 | — | 18 | 1 |
| G.—Puerperal fever (other cases) | 11 | 3 | ||
| H.—Puerperal pyrexia | — | 19 | — | |
| I.—Other diseases and accidents connected with child bearing | - | — | 243 | 5 |
| J.—Mental diseases | 14 | — | 233 | 5 |
| K.—Senile Decay | — | 51 | 47 | |
| L.—Accidental injury and violence | 51 | 231 | 20 | |
| M.—Diseases of the Nervous System | 17 | 3 | 97 | 38 |
| N. „ „ Respiratory System | 93 | 24 | 132 | 88 |
| 0. „ „ Circulatory System | 10 | 4 | 125 | 190 |
| P. ,, „ Digestive System | 130 | 15 | 394 | 58 |
| Q. „ „ Genito.Urinary System | 17 | 2 | 86 | 26 |
| R „ Skin | 82 | 1 | 106 | 3 |
| S.—Other Diseases | 71 | 87 | 8 | |
| T.—Mothers and children discharged from Maternity Wards | 485 | 558 | ||
| U.—Any persons not falling under any of the above headings | 34 | — | 30 | — |
| Totals | 1062 | 53 | 2641 | 646 |
Classification of In.Patients who were Discharged from or
who Died in the Institution during the year ended 31st
December, 1934.