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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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

Table II.

Cases Seen by the Orthopædic Surgeon.

Defect.School.M.C.W.Tuberculosis.Total.
Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid
Infantile Paralysis1857519......2376
Curvature or postural defects357923......3782
Pes Cavus72122......923
Pes Planus1122243058......142382
Genu Valgum284588164......116209
Talipes4231867......2290
Obstetrical Paralysis1135......46
28a 13s 2m72a 45s 3m
Toint Disease841.....51161
Injuries132613......1429
Rickets7101530......2240
Wry Neck61513......718
Spastic Paraplegia154438......1852
Other Deformities47872861......75148
301673196423431205401216

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Summarised, the Table shows 301 school children attended
and made 673 attendances; 196 babies made 423 attendances; and
43 tuberculosis cases made 120 attendances; a total of 540 cases,
making 1,216 attendances.
These figures show a small decline upon 1936.
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.