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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Cases sent to Residential Institutions.
| Name of Institution. | School Cases. | M.&C.W. Cases | Tuberculosis Cases. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. in on 1st Jan., 1942 | Admitted | Discharged. | No. in on 1st Jan., 1942 | Admitted. | Discharged. | No. in on 1st Jan.. 1942 | Admitted. | Discharged. | No. in on 1st Jan. 1942 | Admitted. | 1 Discharged. | No. in on 1st Jan., 1943 | |
| Pyrford | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5s | 1s | 5s | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 3a | - | 1a | |||||||||||
| Croydon Gen. Hosp. | — | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | — | - | — | — | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Heritage Craft Schls. | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | 1s | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| lm | — | ||||||||||||
| Pinner | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Lord Mayor Treloar Hosp. | - | - | - | - | - | - | lm | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Royal Sea-bathing Hosp. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3a | - | la | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Birchington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Queen Mary's Hosp. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2s | — | 1s | 3 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Royal Nat. Orth. Hosp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3a | 2a | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Mayday Hosp. | - | 3 | 3 | - | 4 | 4 | — | 1m | 1m | 3 | 18 | 20 | 1 |
| 3a | 10a | 12a | |||||||||||
| 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 41 | 13 | |
Conditions for which Patients were admitted to Hospitals with the Results of Treatment.
| Condition. | In on 1st Jan. 1942 | Admitted or transferred. | Discharged. | I.S.Q. | Died. | In on 1st Jan. 1943 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrested. | Quiescent. | Improved. | ||||||
| Infantile Paralysis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tubercular Joint Disease | 18 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Congenital Hip Disease | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Hemiplgftia | — | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Genu Valgum | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pes Planus | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Talipes | 1 | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 |
| Rickets | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other Deformities | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Spastic Paraplegia | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| Scoliosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Osteomyelitis | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 22 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 13 | |
The percentage of arrested cases was 12 per cent.; quiescent
cases 14.6 per cent.; and 48.8 per cent, were " improved."