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Croydon 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Mrs. D. B. Connor, the organiser of this department, attended
48 Clinic sessions, interviewed 2,134 people, made 312 enquiries
into financial conditions of families, and sent out 954 letters m
connection with her work.
Mrs. Connor's work, though interesting, calls for a considerable
degree of tact and sympathy, and, I am happy to record, the success
of the Orthopaedic work carried out by the Local Authority is largely
attributable to her aptness for the work.
Maternity and Child Welfare Massage Clinic, Lodge Road.
One of the whole-time masseuses devotes 5 sessions a week
to this work. The remainder of her time is devoted to the children
at St. Giles' School which she attends each morning.
ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT CLINIC.
The Clinic is held at the Croydon General Hospital on two
days a week under the superintendence of Dr. F. HernamanJohnson.
Cases were referred from the Tuberculosis Dispensary
(4), the M and C.W. Department (46), and the School Medical
Service (30).

Table: The following Table gives a summary of the attendances made: —Table CX.

The following Table gives a summary of the attendances made: —

Table CX.

Department.No. of Cases.Aggregate duration of treatment in weeks.Aggregate No. of Sessions Attended.No. of Patients discharged.No. continuing treatment end of 1933.
School Medical30285897237
M. & C. W.463741091379
Tuberculosis4409431
8069920826317