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Croydon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Orthopaedic Work.
The Orthopaedic Scheme continued 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 Welcome Hall, Scarbrook Hill; (c) The St. Giles' School,
Addington.
Table XVI.
| 1938. | 1937. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendances. S | essions. | Av. att. | Attendances. | Sessions. | Av. att. | |
| Spinal | 2,650 | 527 | 5.0 | 2,735 | 540 | 5.1 |
| Massage | 155 | 155 | 1.0 | 172 | 172 | 1.0 |
| Flat Feet | 1,991 | 230 | 8.7 | 1,587 | 206 | 7.7 |
| Breathing | 2,575 | 261 | 9.9 | 2,792 | 261 | 10.7 |
| 7,371 | 1,173 | 7,286 | 1,179 | |||
| Total number of female patients | 20 | 38 | ||
| Total number of male patients | 18 | |||
| Total number of attendances | 1,358 | |||
| Total number of sessions | 203 | |||
| Average attendance per session | 7 | |||
| No. of cases still under treatment | 17 | |||
| Complaints. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |
| Spastic Diplegia | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Kyphosis | 3 | — | 3 | |
| Hemiplegia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Infantile Paralysis | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Talipes | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Post. Op. Tonsils and Adenoids | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Scoliosis | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| Knock-knee and Flat-foot | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Muscular Dystrophy | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Lordosis | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Tb. Knee | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Contracture Due to Scar | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | 20 | 38 | |