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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Cases seen
| Defects. | School. | M.C.W. | Tuberculosis. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Attendances. | Cases. | Attendances. | Cases. | Attendances. | Cases. | Attendances. | |
| Infantile Paralysis | 12 | 33 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 35 |
| Curvature or Postural Defects | 24 | 39 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 41 |
| Pes Cavus | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 16 |
| Pes Planus | 166 | 230 | 32 | 47 | — | — | 198 | 277 |
| Genu Valgum | 76 | 20 | 54 | 94 | — | — | 130 | 114 |
| Talipes | 7 | 14 | 15 | 28 | — | — | 22 | 42 |
| Obstetrical Paralysis | 1 | 3 | - | - | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Joint Diseases | 9 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 40a | 61a | 58 | 114 |
| 5s | 17s | |||||||
| 2m | 5m | |||||||
| Injuries | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 20 |
| Rickets | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | — | — | 13 | 24 |
| Wry Neck | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | — | — | 15 | 19 |
| Spastic Paraplegia | 10 | 16 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 14 | 24 |
| Congenital dislocation of the Hip | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 11 |
| Other deformities | 37 | 50 | 72 | 93 | — | — | 109 | 143 |
| 378 | 486 | 205 | 314 | 47 | 83 | 630 | 883 | |
| a—Adults; s—School Child; m—Pre-School. | ||||||||
Summarised, the table shows 378 schoolchildren attended and
made 486 attendances. 205 babies made 314 attendances and 47
tuberculosis cases made 83 attendances. A total of 630 cases made
883 attendances.