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Croydon 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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SECTION X.
ORTHOPAEDIC DEPARTMENT.
Cases referred for Orthopaedic treatment from the Tuberculosis,
the School Medical and other branches of the Public Health Department's
work are seen and treated by Mr. A. Todd at the Croydon
General Hospital every Thursday. The arrangement is based
financially on payment to the Hospital, per attendance. The cases
are referred to the Mayday Hospital, and various well-known
Orthopaedic institutions for in-patient treatment. The after-care
organiser of the Department attends at each session.
In addition to the Clinic at the General Hospital, concerning
which only the tables below apply, there are Remedial Exercises
Clinics conducted under the School Medical Scheme (referred to
in the School Report) and a Massage Clinic for children under
five years, referred by Medical Officers at the Welfare Centres.

TableI.

Summary of Cases Attending the Orthopaedic Clinic.

Jan. 1st, 1934.New Cases, 1934.Cases Discharged, 1934.Cases on books, Dec. 31st, 1934.
M.C.W,S.M.S.Tuberc.M.C.W.S.M S.Tuberc.M.C.WS.M.STuberc.M.C.W.S.M.S.Tuberc.
19237963153185101051641524030058
534348284598

The Clinic continues to expand steadily. On January 1st
1928, there were 229 cases on the books; by January, 1935, this
figure had risen to 598; on January 1st, 1932, 458; on January
1st, 1933, 483; and on January 1st, 1934, 534; 284 cases were
discharged as compared with 305 in 1933, and there were 348
new cases compared with 356 in the latter year.
Cases of Bone, Joint and Abdominal Tuberculosis in childhood
are steadily declining, and the number of new cases
attributed to Tuberculosis declined from 51 in 1929 to 42 in 1930,
t0 31 in 1931, to 13 in 1932. In 1933 there was a small increase
in the number, which was 21. In 1934 the number had declined
to 10.