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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 1947
[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 Croydon General Hospital:—
| Defects. | School Cases. | M.C.W. Cases. | Tuberculosis Cases. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | No. of Treatments | X-Rays | No. of Cases Treatments | X- Rays | Cases | No. of Treatments | X-Rays | Cases | No. of Treat-ments | X-Rays | ||
| Infantile Paralysis | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| Curvature or postural defect | 7 | 70 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 70 | 5 |
| Pes cavus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pes planus | 9 | 97 | 2 | — | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 97 | 2 |
| Genu Valgum | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| Wipes | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Joint Disease | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | - | 4 | 13 | — | 16 | 19 | - | 25 |
| Injuries | .9 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 10 |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wry Neck | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | - | - | — | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| Spastic Paraplegia | 1 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 9 |
| Other Deformities | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 37 | 175 | 30 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 13 | — | 16 | 61 | 203 | 58 | |