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]
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Cases sent to Residential Institutions.
Name of Institution. | School Cases. | M.&C.W. Cases | Tuberculosis Cases. | Total. | |||||||||
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No. in on 1st Jan., 1942 | Admitted | Discharged. | No. in on 1st Jan., 1942 | Admitted. | Discharged. | No. in on 1st Jan.. 1942 | Admitted. | Discharged. | No. in on 1st Jan. 1942 | Admitted. | 1 Discharged. | No. in on 1st Jan., 1943 | |
Pyrford | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5s | 1s | 5s | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
3a | - | 1a | |||||||||||
Croydon Gen. Hosp. | — | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | — | - | — | — | 9 | 8 | 1 |
Heritage Craft Schls. | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | 1s | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
lm | — | ||||||||||||
Pinner | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Lord Mayor Treloar Hosp. | - | - | - | - | - | - | lm | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Royal Sea-bathing Hosp. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3a | - | la | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
Birchington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Queen Mary's Hosp. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2s | — | 1s | 3 | — | 2 | 1 |
Royal Nat. Orth. Hosp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3a | 2a | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Mayday Hosp. | - | 3 | 3 | - | 4 | 4 | — | 1m | 1m | 3 | 18 | 20 | 1 |
3a | 10a | 12a | |||||||||||
3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 41 | 13 |
Conditions for which Patients were admitted to Hospitals with the Results of Treatment.
Condition. | In on 1st Jan. 1942 | Admitted or transferred. | Discharged. | I.S.Q. | Died. | In on 1st Jan. 1943 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arrested. | Quiescent. | Improved. | ||||||
Infantile Paralysis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tubercular Joint Disease | 18 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
Congenital Hip Disease | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Hemiplgftia | — | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Genu Valgum | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Pes Planus | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Talipes | 1 | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 |
Rickets | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Other Deformities | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Spastic Paraplegia | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
Scoliosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Osteomyelitis | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
22 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
The percentage of arrested cases was 12 per cent.; quiescent
cases 14.6 per cent.; and 48.8 per cent, were " improved."