Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
This page requires JavaScript
Cases sent. to REsidential Institutions.
School Cases. | M.C.W. Cases. | Tuberculosis cases. | Total. | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OF Institution. | No. in on Jan lst 1940 | Admitted. | Dischared | No. in on Jan lst 1940. | Admitted | Discharged. | No. in on Jan 1st 1940. | Admitted. | Discharged. | No. in on Jan 1st 1940._ | Almitxed | Discharged. | No. in. on Jan 1st 1941 |
Pyrford. | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2A 3S | 2A 5S | 3A 2S | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
Croydon General Hospital. | - | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | - | 3A 1S | 3A 5S | - | 9 | 9 | - |
Heritage Craft Schools | 1 | _ | - | - | - | - | 2S | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
Pinner. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | - | 1A | - | 6 | l | 4 | 3 | |
Lord Mayor Treloar Hosp??? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1M | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Royal Sea-Bathing Hospital. | - | - | - | — | - | - | 5S | 1A 1S | 4A 4S | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
Cheyne Hosp. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2S | - | 2S | - | 2 | 1 | |
Queen Mary's Hosp | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | 1S | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Royal Nat. Orth. Hosp. | - | 1 | l | - | - | - | 1A | 1A | 1A | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Mayday Hosp. | - | l | 1 | _ | - | - | 2A 2S | 4A 23 | 4A 3S | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 26 |
Conditions for which Patients were admitted to Hospitals with the results of Treatment
CONDITION | In on Jan 1st 1940. | Admitted Or trans ferred | Discharged. | I.S.Q. | Died. | In on Jan 1 1941. | ||
Arrested | uics cent. | In proved. | ||||||
Infantile Paralysis. | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | — | — |
Tubercular Joint Disease. | 25 | 22 | 7 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
Other Joint disease. | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | — | - | - | 1 |
Hemiplegia. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
Genu Valgum. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
Pes Cavus. | - | - | - | - | — | - | — | — |
Talipes. | 1 | 2 | - | - | — | — | 1 | |
Rickets. | - | - | — | — | — | - | - | _ |
Other Deformities. | 1 | 1 | — | - | 1 | - | — | 1 |
Spastic Paraplegia. | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | - |
Scoliosis. | - | - | _ | — | - | - | — | _ |
Injuries. | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | _ | - | - | 1 |
Congenital disease of hip. | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
32 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 6. | 2 | 3 | 26 |
The percentage of arrested ahd.quiescent cases was 60% whilst 30% were "improved".
- 79 -