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Croydon 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Orthopaedic Work.
The orthopaedic scheme under the Council comprises a
diagnostic and treatment clinic under Mr. Alan H. Todd, which
is held at the Croydon General Hospital every Thursday morning.
A Remedial Exercises Clinic, is held in St. Andrew's Hall, Pump
Pail, daily. Children are referred to this Clinic from the
Orthopaedic Clinic at the General Hospital and from the School
Medical Officers. Each fortnight the children are seen by a doctor
in order to observe the effects of treatment and to order any
variation that may be thought necessary. There is also St. Giles'
School for physically defective children in Winterbourne Road.
Massage is carried out at the Croydon General Hospital, St.
Andrew's Hall and St. Giles' School, at the two latter the work
is shared between the two full time masseuses of the school medical
and maternity child welfare departments. Figures relating to the
Clinic at the General Hospital are given in the Orthopaedic Section
of my Annual Health Report, the figures below relate to Clinics
held at places other than the Croydon General Hospital.
Spinal and Other Remedial Clinic.
| 1930. | 1929. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendances. | Sessions. | Av. aff. | Attendances. | Sessions. | |
| Spinal | 4,043 | 430 | 9.4 | 3,258 | 292 |
| Massage | 143 | 140 | 1.0 | 767 | 239 |
| Other Remedial | 5,979 | 440 | 13.1 | 5,616 | 349 |
| 10,165 | 1,010 | 9,641 | 880 | ||
St. Giles' School.
| Total number of sessions | 202 |
| Total number of attendances | 1289 |
| Average attendance at each session | 6 |
| Total number of female patients | 17 |
| Total number of male patients | 16 |
| Total number of patients | 33 |
CONDITIONS FOR WHICH REFERRED.
| M. | F. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infantile paralysis | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Hemiplegia | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Kyphosis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lordosis | – | 1 | 1 |
| Scoliosis | – | 2 | 2 |
| Breathing cases | 2 | – | 2 |
| Cretinism | – | 1 | 1 |
| Muscular dystrophy | 1 | — | 1 |
| Paraplegia | 1 | – | 1 |
| General muscular inco-ordination | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Osteo-myelitis | 1 | – | 1 |
| 16 | 17 | 33 | |
| Cases still under treatment | 23 |