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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The following Table shows the conditions for which patients
were admitted to Hospitals and the results of treatment.
Table V.
Condition. | In on Jan. 1st, 1934. | Admitted. | Discharged | In on Jan. lst, 1935. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cured. | Much Improved. | Improved. | Died. | ||||
Infantile Paralysis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Talipes | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
Tuberc. Joint Disease | 12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Observation Joint Disease | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 |
Rickets | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Wry Neck | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Deformities | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
19 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
Table to show number of cases for whom appliances were ordered and how the expenses thereof were met: —
Total cases on books of the Clinic, January 1st, 1935 | 598 |
Total number actually in receipt of massage, electrical, Swedish remedial treatment, on January 1st, 1935 | 38 |
New splints and appliances supplied | 87 |
Repair of existing appliances | 19 |
Part cost met by parents | 16% |
Full cost met by parents | 46% |
Full cost met by Local Authority | 38% |
Number of cases in which Hospital contributions were authorised | 16 |
Mrs. D. B. Connor, the Organiser of this Department,
attended 48 Clinic sessions, interviewed 2,252 people, made 320
enquiries into financial conditions of families, and sent out 1,050
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.
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 is devoted to the children
at St. Giles’ School which she attends each morning.