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Croydon 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Orthopaedic Work.
The Orthopaedic Scheme continues on the same lines as described
in my report for 1931. The units comprising the scheme are: (a)
The Out-patient Clinic held by Mr. Alan Todd at the Croydon
General Hospital; (b) The Remedial Exercises Clinic held in St.
Andrew's Hall, Pump Pail; (c) The St. Giles' School, Addington.
Table XVI.
| 1937. | 1936. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendances. | Sessions. | Av. att. | Attendances. | Sessions. | Av. att. | |
| Spinal | 2,735 | 540 | 5.1 | 2,734 | 553 | 4.9 |
| Massage | 172 | 172 | 1.0 | 176 | 176 | 1.0 |
| Flat Feet | 1,587 | 206 | 7.7 | 1,520 | 190 | 8.0 |
| Breathing | 2,792 | 261 | 10.7 | 2,996 | 287 | 10.4 |
| 7,286 | 1,179 | 7,426 | 1,206 | |||
| Total number of female patients | 22 | 38 | ||
| Total number of male patients | 16 | |||
| Total number of attendances | 1,188 | |||
| Total number of sessions | 199 | |||
| Average attendance per session | 6 | |||
| No. of cases still under treatment | 23 | |||
| Complaints. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |
| Spastic Diplegia | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Kyphosis | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hemiplegia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Infantile Paralysis | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Paresis | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Post. Op. Tonsils and Adenoids | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Scoliosis | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
| Knock-knee and Flat-foot | — | 5 | 5 | |
| Muscular Dystrophy | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Lordosis | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 22 | 38 | |