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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 1934
[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.
| Defect. | School. | M.C.W. | Tuberculosis. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Visits paid. | Cases. | Visits paid. | Cases. | Visits paid. | Cases. | Visits paid | |
| Infantile Paralysis | 29 | 61 | 10 | 31 | ... | ... | 39 | 92 |
| Scoliosis | 50 | 113 | 4 | 12 | ... | ... | 54 | 125 |
| Pes Cavus | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 |
| Pes Planus | 196 | 272 | 83 | 118 | ... | ... | 279 | 390 |
| Talipes* | 7 | 10 | 41 | 124 | ... | ... | 48 | 134 |
| Genu Valgum | 25 | 32 | 92 | 152 | ... | ... | 117 | 184 |
| Obstetrical Paralysis | 14 | 22 | 4 | 10 | ... | ... | 18 | 32 |
| 3 | 10 | ... | ... | 37a | 46 | 76 | 119 | |
| Joint Disease | 31s | 58 | ||||||
| 5m | 5 | |||||||
| Injuries | 34 | 57 | 13 | 22 | ... | ... | 47 | 79 |
| Rickets | 7 | 11 | 39 | 57 | ... | ... | 46 | 68 |
| Wry Neck | 10 | 23 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | 14 | 28 |
| Spastic Paraplegia | 13 | 16 | 6 | 7 | ... | ... | 19 | 23 |
| Other Deformities | 73 | 110 | 49 | 89 | ... | ... | 122 | 199 |
| 464 | 744 | 345 | 628 | 73 | 109 | 882 | 1481 | |
Summarised, the Table shows 464 school children attended
and made 744 attendances; 345 babies made 628 attendances; and
73 tuberculosis cases made 109 attendances; a total of 882 cases,
making 1,481 attendances.
The following- Table shows the number of cases referred
direct from the Orthopasdic Clinic for massage, Swedish remedial)
and electrical treatment, and also X-Ray examination at the
Croydon General Hospital.