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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Defects. | School. | M.C.W. | Tuberculosis. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Attendances. | Cases. | Attendances. | Cases. | Attendances. | Cases. | Attendances. | |
| Infantile Paralysis | 18 | 47 | 3 | 9 | — | - | 21 | 56 |
| Curvature or Postural Defects | 34 | 78 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 78 |
| Pes Cavus | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 |
| Pes Planus | 102 | 286 | 27 | 74 | — | — | 129 | 360 |
| Genu Valgum | 28 | 48 | 79 | 219 | — | — | 107 | 267 |
| Talipes | 23 | 47 | 18 | 47 | — | — | 41 | 94 |
| Obstetrical Paralysis | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 6 | 14 |
| Joint Diseases | 14 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 48A | 124 A | 75 | 183 |
| 10s | 21s | |||||||
| 1M | 1M | |||||||
| Injuries | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | — | — | 7 | 17 |
| Rickets | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | — | — | 8 | 14 |
| Wry Neck | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 8 |
| Spastic Paraplegia | 17 | 24 | 7 | 14 | — | — | 24 | 38 |
| Congenital dislocation of the Hip | 4 | 9 | 6 | 20 | — | — | 10 | 29 |
| Other deformities | 54 | 83 | 46 | 71 | — | — | 100 | 154 |
| 312 | 683 | 203 | 491 | 59 | 146 | 574 | 1320 | |
Summarised, the Table shows 312 school children attended
and made 683 attendances. 203 babies made 491 attendances, and
59 Tuberculosis cases made 146 attendances; a total of 574 cases,
making 1,320 attendances.