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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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ORTHOPAEDIC WORK
The Orthopaedic Scheme continues on the sane lines as described in ray
report for 1031.
SPI N AL AID OTHER REMEDIAL CLINICS.
| 1940. | 1939 | |||||
| Attend. | Attend. | |||||
| ances. | Sessions | Av. att. | ancos, . | Sessions | Av.att. | |
| Spinal | 432 | 174 | 2.5 | 2104 | 370 | 5.7 |
| Massage | - | - | 51 | 51 | ||
| Flat Feet | 234 | 78 | 3.6 | 119 | 9.8 | |
| Breathing | 553 | 90 | 5.6 | 1524 | 9.1 | |
| 1,269 | 350 | 4841 | 708 | |||
RHEUMATISM CLI1TIC
The total number of children whose names were on the "live" register at the end of 1940 was 161.
C uses examined at Rheumatism Clinic
| Primary | 1938 89 | 1939 82 | 1940 28 |
| Re-examinations | 438 | 233 | 117 |
| 527 | 315 | 145 | |
| Rheumatic 76 (85.4%) 54 (65.9$ 16(57%) | |||
| Non-Rheumatic 15 (14.6%) 28 (34.1$ 12 (42.9) | |||
| 89 | |||
| Classification of Rheumatic Cases | |||
| Primary | Re-Examination | ||
| Sex - Males 9 | 57 (48.7) | ||
| Females 7 | 60 (51.3$ | ||
| Total 16 | 117 | ||
Age when examined
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Re-exams | 3 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 2 | - |
rcuping of Cases (Classification of Dr. R. Miller).
| 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mild and Potential | 59 (77.6%) | 35 (64.8%) | 13 (81.25%2) |
| Definite Active | 7 ( 9.2%) | 1 (6.25%) | |
| Definite Quiescent | 10 (13.2%) | 13 (24.1$) | 2 (12.50%) |
The Mild and Potential" included those cases showing the first initial
symptoms of "growing pains" in highly-strung children, with or without slight
cardiac involvement.
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