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Croydon 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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The Table under gives the complaints treated and the results
achieved in completed cases. Twenty-two cases ceased attending
before completion of treatment and five cases left the district.

Table: Table CXXIV.

Table CXXIV.

Condition.School Cases.M. & C. W. Cases.Total.
Much ImprovedImproved.Slight Impr.i.s.Q.Much Improved.Improved.Slight Impr,.I.S.Q.
Debility...1...115......8
Asthma...2..................2
Bronchitis12...............14
Glands...1......i1......3
Rickets............24......6
Miscellaneous...4il19......16
i10i2519...139

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School Cases.
Eleven School cases were still attending the Clinic at the end
Slight K.K. and Flabby Muscles, 3 ; Cervical Glands, 1; Failure
to Gain Weight, 1; Convex Tibiae, 1; Bronchial Asthma, 1;
Throat, 1; Rickets, 1; Post Pneumonia, 1; General Condition, 1.
MaJternity and Child Welfare Cases.
Seven Maternity and Child Welfare cases were still attending
the Clinic at the end of the year. These were suffering from the
following conditions, viz.:—Adenitis, 2; Bronchial Asthma, 1;
Debility, 1; Rheumatism, I; Cough, 1; Malnutrition and
Anaemia, 1.