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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 1945
[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 | X- Rays | |
| Infantile Paralysis | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Curvature or postural defect | 9 | 46 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 46 | 6 |
| Pes cavus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pes planus | 1 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 18 | - |
| Genu Valgum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Talipes | - | - | - | 3 | 50 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 50 | - |
| Joint Disease | 8 | - | 13 | - | - | - | 23 | - | 27 | 31 | - | 40 |
| Injuries | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wry Neck | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | - |
| Spastic Paraplegia | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| Other Deformities | 6 | - | 6 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 9 | - | 9 |
| 33 | 66 | 33 | 8 | 58 | 4 | 23 | - | 27 | 64 | 124 | 64 | |