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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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| Diagnoses In Cases Treated | Medical. | Surgical. | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
| Menopausal Neurosis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tabetic retention of Urine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Vulvo-vaginitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 109 | |||||||||
| Infectious. | |||||||||
| Influenza | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Pertussis | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Measles | — | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Opthalmia Neonatorum | I | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Diphtheria | — | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Chickenpox | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 60 | |||||||||
| Mental. | |||||||||
| Epilepsy | — | 17 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 |
| M.D. | — | 4 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 |
| G.P.I. | — | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Certified | — | — | 128 | - | - | - | - | - | 128 |
| Uncertified | 20 | 40 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 70 |
| D.T.s | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Melancholia | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 246 | |||||||||
| Nervous and Sensory. | |||||||||
| Neurasthenia | 2 | 20 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 23 |
| Nervous Breakdown | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Neuritis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Motor Neurone Disease | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |