Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Mrs. D. B. Connor, the organiser of this department, attended
48 Clinic sessions, interviewed 2,008 people, made 276 enquiries
into financial conditions of families, and sent out 944 letters in
connection with her work.
Mrs. Connor's work, though interesting, calls for a considerable
degree of tact and sympathy, and, I am happy to record, the success
of the Orthopaedic work carried out by the Local Authority is largely
attributable to her aptness for the work.
Under the Tuberculosis after-care scheme, 96 families were
considered by the Tuberculosis After Care Committee. The total
amount expended in assisting in various ways was £309 16s. 7d.
Maternity and Child Welfare Massage Clinic, Lodge Road.
One of the whole-time masseuses devotes 5 sessions a week
to this work. The remainder of her time being devoted to the
children at St. Giles' School which she attends each morning.
ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT CLINIC.
The Clinic is held at the Croydon General Hospital on two
days a week under the superintendence of Dr. F. HernamanJohnson.
Cases were referred from the Tuberculosis Dispensary
(8), the M. and C.W. Department (52), and the School Medical
Service (26).
The following Table gives a summary of the attendances made:—
Table CV.
Department. | N o. of Cases. | Aggregate duration of treatment in weeks. | Aggregate No. of Sessions Attended. | No. of Patients discharged. | Np. continuing treatment end of 1932. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
School Medical | 26 | 296 | 792 | 22 | 4 |
M. & C.W. | 52 | 444 | 1172 | 38 | 14 |
Tuberculosis | 8 | 101 | 283 | 7 | 1 |
86 | 841 | 2247 | 67 | 19 |