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Croydon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SECTION XII.—MISCELLANEOUS.
ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT CLINIC.
The Clinic is held at the Croydon General Hospital on four
days a week under the superintendence of Dr. F. HernamanJohnson.
Cases were referred from the Maternity and Child
Welfare Department (101), the School Medical Service (38), and
the Tuberculosis Dispensary (6). The number of cases referred
has increased by 53.
The following Table gives a summary of the attendances made:—
Table I.
| Department. | No. of Cases. | Aggregate duration of treatment in weeks. | Aggregate No. of Sessions Attended. | No. of Patients discharged. | No. continuing treatment end of 1938 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Medical | 38 | 243 | 731 | 29 | 9 |
| m. &. c. w. | 101 | 662 | 1987 | 56 | 45 |
| Tuberculosis | 6 | 95 | 286 | — | 6 |
| 145 | 1000 | 3004 | 85 | 60 |
The Table under gives the complaints treated and the results achieved in completed cases. Eighteen ceased attending before completion of treatment, and three cases left the Borough.
| Condition. | School Cases. | M. & C. W. Cases. | T.B. Cases. | Total Completed Cases. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Much Improved. | Improved. | Slight Imp. | I.S.Q. | Much Improved. | Improved. | Slight Impt. | I.S.Q. | Much Improved. | Improved. | Slight Impt. | I.S.Q. | ||
| Debility | 2 | 3 | — | I | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 26 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Glands | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | - | — | — | 8 |
| Rickets | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | - | — | — | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 7 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 14 |
| 13 | 7 | — | 2 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 64 | |