[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon] page 77

Croydon 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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ORTHOPAEDIC DEPAKTMENT.
The arrangements are the same as in 1939•

Table: Summary of Cases Attending the Orthopaedic Clinic.

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Summary of Cases Attending the Orthopaedic Clinic.

Jal .1st 1940.			New cases, 1940.			Cases discharged 1940.			Cases on Books Dec, 31st 1940.
M.C..W.	S.M.S.	Tuberc.	M. C.W.	S.M.S.	Tuberc.	M.C.W.	S.M.S.	Tuberc.	M.C.W.	S.M.S.	Tuberc.
164	224	68	108	43	15	8	8	3	264	259	80
456			166			19			603

Table: Cases seen by Orthopaedic Surgeon.

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Cases seen by Orthopaedic Surgeon.

DEFECTS.	School		M.C.W.		Tuberculosis.		Total.
DEFECTS.	Cases	Visits paid	cases	Visits paid	cases	Visits paid	cases	Visits paid.
Infantile Paralysis.	13	30	1	2	_	_	14	32
Curvature or postural defects.	10	28	1	2	—	—	11	30
Pes Cavus.	5	11	11	16	—	_	16	27
Pes Planus.	20	39	5	12	—	—	25	51
Genu Valgum.	13	23	50	100	—	—	63	123
Talipes.	7	20	15	59	—	—	22	79
Obstetrical Paralysis.	1	3	1	1	—	—	2	4
					36A	78A
Joint Diseases.	2	10	1	2	17S	31S	56	121
Injuries	2	11	1	4	—	—	3	15
Rickets.	1	2	6	16	—	—	7	18
Wry Neck.	3	3	3	5	_	—	6	8
Spastic Paraplegia.	9	21	4	5	—	—	13	26
Congenital dislocation of the Hip.	61	11	3	8	—	—	9	19
Other deformities.	19	43	43	75	—	—	62	118
	111	255	145	307	53	109	309	671

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Summarised the Table shows 111 school children attended and made 255
attendances; 145 babies made 3o7 attendances; and 53 tuberculosis cases
made 109 attendances; a total of 309 cases, making 671 attendances.

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Croydon 1940

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Table: Summary of Cases Attending the Orthopaedic Clinic.

Table: Cases seen by Orthopaedic Surgeon.

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