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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 1932

[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 CI.Cases seen by the Orthopœdic Surgeon.

Table CI.

Cases seen by the Orthopœdic Surgeon.

Defect.School.M.C.W.Tuberculosis.Total.
Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid.
Infantile Paralysis307811......3179
Scoliosis5711032......60112
Pes Cavus3411......45
Pes Planus10820352107......160310
Talipes*22423592......57134
Genu Valgum386278171......116233
Obstetrical Paralysis142512......1527
Tubercular Joint Disease............3269
369572165
41
Injuries46100513......51113
Rickets654786......5391
Wry Neck6832......910
Spastic Paraplegia119615......1724
Other Deformities5711477......92191
39876026756!)721657371494

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*Includes cases of ankle valgus, spasmodic valgus, and other predisposing
causes of flat feet.
Summarised, the Table shows 398 school children attended and
made 760 attendances; 267 babies made 560 attendances; and 72
tuberculosis cases made 165 attendances, a total of 737 cases, making
1,494 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.