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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 1944
[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 T reat-ments | X- Rays | Cases | No. of Treatments | X- Rays | Cases | No. of Treatments | X-Rays | Cases | No. of Treatments | X-Rays | |
| Infantile Paralysis | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 27 | — |
| Curvature or postural defect | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| Pes cavus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pes planus | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | — |
| Genn Valgum | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Talipes | — | — | — | 2 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 49 | — |
| Joint Disease | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 22 |
| Injuries | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wry Neck | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 1 |
| Spastic Paraplegia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Other Deformities | 8 | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 27 | 73 | 20 | 8 | 63 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 51 | 137 | 44 | |