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Croydon 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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During 1926, the number of children seen under these three
groups, and the number of their attendances, was as follows :
No. of Children. Attendances
M. and W. Scheme 72 515
School Medical ,, 132 1211
Tuberculosis ,, 40 270
244 1996
The conditions on account of which these children were seen are as follows:—
| M. & C. W. | School Medical Service. | Tuberculosis. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congenital deformities | 7 | 7 | — |
| Rickets | 30 | 12 | — |
| Spinal conditions (other than tuberculosis) | - | 27 | - |
| Foot conditions (club-foot and similar de formities) | 10 | 21 | - |
| Paralyses:— | |||
| Infantile | 8 | 21 | — |
| Other paralysis | 5 | 20 | — |
| Miscellaneous | 12 | 27 | — |
| Surgical tuberculosis | — | — | 40 |
| 72 | 135 | 40 |
(b) Clinics for Massage and Remedial Exercises.
(1) Through the Education Committee.—Clinics dealing
with various types of crippling defects are conducted in a
room allotted for the purpose at Welcome Hall, Scarbrook
Hill. During the year arrangements were modified in such a
way that the slighter cases needing class instruction were
referred to these clinics, the more severe cases needing
individual treatment being referred to the Hospital Clinic.
This differentiation, though it is unavoidably not quite complete,
will tend to prevent overlapping between the two clinics.
(a) Spinal Remedial Class, Scarbrook Hill, in which children
with spinal curvature receive corrective exercises and treatment at
the hands of Miss Appleton, the organiser of physical training,
under the general supervision of a medical officer who attends at
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