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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Massage Clinic.
The Massage Clinic in connection with the Maternity and
Child Welfare Scheme is held at Lodge Road on five afternoons
a week. Cases are referred thereto by the doctors at the Infant
Welfare Centres. A few cases are also referred from the Orthopedic
Clinic and from London Hospitals.
The following Table summarises the work done, and
indicates the type of case referred.
Total number of female patients 37
,, ,, male patients 67
Total 104
Table XX.
| Conditions for which referred. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouth Breathing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Secondary Amyotonia | 1 | — | 1 |
| General backwardness | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Weak legs | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Bow legs | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| Knock-knees | j. 26 | 15 | 41 |
| Flat-feet | |||
| Hemiplegia | 1 | — | 1 |
| Torticollis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Scar tissue | — | 1 | 1 |
| Talipes | — | 1 | 1 |
| Weak abdominal muscles | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 67 | 37 | 104 |
Total number of sessions 253
,, attendances 1,917
Average attendance per session 8
Cases still under treatment at end of 1935 37