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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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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 examinations at the Croydon General Hospital:—
| Defects. | School Cases. | M.C.W. Cases. | Tuberculosis Cases. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | No. of Treatments | X- Rays | Cases | No. of Treatments | X- Rays | Cases | No. of Treatments | X- Rays | Cases | No. of Treatments | X- Rays | |
| Infantile Paralysis | 4 | 21 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 21 | 2 |
| Curvature or postural | 18 | 236 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 236 | 2 |
| Pes cavus | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | — |
| Pes planus | 5 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 46 | — |
| Genu Valgum | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| Talipes | 2 | 32 | — | 3 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 69 | — |
| Bone and Joint Disease | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 38 | 66 | 47 | 49 | 73 | 57 |
| Injuries | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | - | 2 | — | 2 |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wry Neck | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spastic Paraplegia | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | — |
| Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| Other Deformities | 7 | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | - | - | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| 52 | 357 | 24 | 15 | 45 | 16 | 38 | 66 | 47 | 105 | 468 | 87 | |