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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 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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

Table II.

Cases Seen by the Orthopaedic Surgeon.

Defect.School.M.C.W.Tuberculosis.Total.
Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid.Cases.Visits paid
Infantile Paralysis1857626......2483
Curvature or postural defects309212......3194
Pes Cavas41024......614
Pes Planus1152482758......142306
Genu Valgum254176171......101212
Talipes6231164......1787
Obstetrical Paralysis1135......46
Joint Disease17561138a110a67221
19s52s
1m2m
Injuries91534......1219
Rickets271742......1949
Wry Neck3535......610
Spastic Paraplegia1338613......1951
Congenital dislocation of the Hip410311......721
Other Deformities39752032......59107
286678179438581645231280

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Summarised, the Table shows 286 school children attended
and made 678 attendances; 179 babies made 438 attendances; and
58 tuberculosis cases made 164 attendances; a total of 523 cases,
making 1,280 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.