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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 1943
[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 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 5 | _ | __ | 15 | 38 |
| Curvature or Postural Defects | 31 | 55 | — | — | — | - | 31 | 55 |
| Pes Cavus | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 |
| Pes Planus | 123 | 261 | 40 | 67 | — | — | 163 | 328 |
| Genu Valgum | 30 | 69 | 84 | 220 | — | — | 114 | 289 |
| Talipes | 9 | 24 | 8 | 17 | — | — | 17 | 41 |
| Obstetrical Paralysis | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | __ | _ | 3 | 11 |
| Joint Diseases | 10 | 25 | 1 | 1 | | 56a 9s 1M | 135 a 18s 2m | 77 | 181 |
| Injuries | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 15 |
| Rickets | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 9 |
| Wry Neck | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 6 |
| Spastic Paraplegia | 15 | 24 | 7 | 13 | _ | _ | 22 | 37 |
| Congenital dislocation of the Hip | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 17 |
| Other deformities | 44 | 70 | 57 | 104 | — | — | 101 | 174 |
| 296 | 613 | 209 | 450 | 66 | 155 | 571 | 1218 | |
Summarised the Table shows 296 school children attended
and made 613 attendances; 209 babies made 450 attendances;
and 66 tuberculosis cases made 155 attendances; a total of 571
cases, making 1,218 attendances.