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Croydon 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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They would, in all probability, decline more rapidly if any milk
found to contain Tubercle Bacilli could be condemned as unfit for
human consumption.

Table: Table CXIX.Cases seen by the Orthopcedic Surgeon.

Table CXIX.

Cases seen by the Orthopcedic Surgeon.

Defect.School.M.C.W.Tuberculosis.Total.
Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid.
Infantile Paralysis3411812......35120
Scoliosis8316545......87170
Pes Cavus71411......615
Pes Planus1182013979......157260
Talipes*386143101......81162
Genu Valgum517362170......113213
Obstetrical Paralysis203925......2244
............32 A69 A73153
Tubercular Joint Disease35 S78 S
6 M6 M
Injuries4-2116918......51134
Rickets81054116......62126
Wry Neck61254......1116
Spastic Paraplegia1024410......1434
Other Deformities621572532......87189
479990249543731538011686

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*Includes cases of ankle valgus, spasmodic valgus, and other predisposing
causes of flat feet.
Summarised, the Table shows 479 school children attended ami
made 990 attendances; 249 babies made 543 attendances; and 7.1
tuberculosis cases made 153 attendances, a total of 801 cases, making
1,686 attendances.
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 examination at the Croydon
General Hospital.