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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 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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They would, in all probability, decline more rapidly if any milk
found to contain Tubercle Bacilli could be condemned as unfit for
human consumption.

Table: T able CVI.Cases seen by the Orthopœdic Surgeon.

T able CVI.

Cases seen by the Orthopœdic Surgeon.

Defect.School.M.C.W.Tuberculosis.Total.
Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid.
Infantile Paralysis3171725......3896
Scoliosis5710847......61115
Pes Cavus4611......57
Pet Planus18735362130......249483
Talipes*152537113......52138
Genu Valgum428178139......120220
Obstetrical Paralysis162511......1626
Tubercular Joint Disease............33a73
36s8275159
6m4
Injuries3637912......4549
Rickets674276......4883
Wry Neck7759......1216
Spastic Paraplegia1026711......1737
Other Deformities62903979......101169
472836292603751598391598
*Includes cases of ankle valgus, spasmodic valgus, and other predisposing causes of flat feet.

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Summarised, the Table shows 472 school children attended and
made 886 attendances; 292 babies made 603 attendances ; and 75
tuberculosis cases made 159 attendances, a total of 839 cases, making
1,598 attendances.
The following Table shows the number of cases referred direct
from the Orthopaedic Clinic for massage, Swedish remedial, and
electrical treatment, and also X-Ray examination at the Croydon
General Hospital.