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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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Table: Table II.Cases Seen by the Orthopœdic Surgeon.

Table II.

Cases Seen by the Orthopœdic Surgeon.

DefectSchool.M.C.W.Tuberculosis.Total.
Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid
Infantile Paralysis3371724......4095
Curvature or postural defects599345......6398
Pes Cavus825............825
Pes Planus*18422396100......280323
Talipes81638105......46121
Genu Valgum2932105131......134163
Obstetrical Paralysis1317623......1940
Joint Disease471140A 29S 6M47 52 680113
Injuries40611222......5283
Rickets663354......3960
Wry Neck77710......1417
Spastic Paraplegia153436......1840
Other Deformities711245289......123213
477716___ 364570751059161391

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*Includes cases of ankle valgus, spasmodic valgus, and other predisposing
causes of flat feet.
Summarised, the Table shows 477 school children attended
and made 716 attendances; 364 babies made 570 attendances;
and 75 tuberculosis cases made 105 attendances; a total of 916
rases, making 1,391 attendances.
The following Table shows the number of cases referred
direct from the Orthopaedic Clinic for massage, Swedish remedial,
and electrical treatment, and also X-Ray examination at the
Croydon General Hospital.