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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Conditions for which Patients were admitted to Hospitals and the results
of treatments.
| Condition | In on Jan 1st 1939 | Discharged | In on Jan 1st 1940 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admitted | Cared. | Much Improved | Improved | I.S.Q. | Died | |||
| Infantile Paralysis | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Tubercular Joint Disease | 14 | 34 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| Other Joint Disease | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Hemiplegia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Genu Valgum | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Congenital dislocation of Hip | - | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | |
| Talipes | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Rickets | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Other Deformities | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Spastic Paraplegia | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Scoliosis | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Injury | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | ||
| 26 | 59 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 31 | |
| The percentage of cures in cases discharged was 15 per cent., whilst 38 per cent. were much improved. | ||||||||