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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The following Table shows the number of cases referred direct from the Orthopaedic Clinic for Massage, Swedish Remedial and Electrical Treatment, and also X-Ray examinations at the Croydon General Hospital:—
| Defects. | School Cases. | M.C.W. Cases. | Tuberculosis Cases. | Total. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | No. of Treatments | X- Rays | Cases | No. of Treatments | X- Rays | Cases | No. of Treatments | X-Rays | Cases | No. Of Treatments | |
| Infantile Paralysis | 5 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 13 | — | — | _ | — | 6 | 61 |
| Curvature or postural defect | 11 | 115 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 115 |
| Pes cavus | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Pes planus | 5 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 76 |
| Genu Valgum | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 6 | ||
| Talipes | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Joint Disease | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 33 | 42 | 33 | 38 | 50 |
| Injuries | 3 | 73 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 73 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wry Neck | 1 | 23 | - | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 26 |
| Spastic Paraplegia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 10 |
| Other Deformities | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 6 |
| 43 | 355 | 25 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 33 | 42 | 33 | 87 | 424 | |