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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Cases seen by the Orthopaedic Surgeon, 1948.
| Defects. | School. | M.C.W. | Tuberculosis. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Attendances. | Cases. | Attendances. | Cases. | Attendances. | Cases, | Attendances. | |
| Infantile Paralysis | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 11 |
| Postural Defect | 24 | 31 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 34 |
| Pes Cavus | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 13 |
| Pes Planus | 152 | 228 | 27 | 35 | — | — | 179 | 263 |
| Genu Valgum | 20 | 42 | 73 | 111 | — | — | 93 | 153 |
| Talipes | 7 | 10 | 25 | 72 | — | — | 32 | 82 |
| Obstetrical Paralysis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 6 |
| 19a | 76a | |||||||
| Joint Diseases | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4s | 20s | 34 | 118 |
| 2m | 7m | |||||||
| Injuries | 8 | 23 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 25 | |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wry Neck | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | — | — | 19 | 30 |
| Spasticity | 11 | 21 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 24 |
| Cong. Disloc. Hip | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 |
| Other deformities | 97 | 124 | 54 | 78 | — | — | 151 | 202 |
| 353 | 535 | 202 | 335 | 25 | 103 | 580 | 973 | |
A—Adults; s—School Child; m—Pre-School.
Summarised, the table shows 353 school children made
535 attendances; 202 babies made 335 attendances; and 25 T.B.
cases made 103 attendances. A total of 580 cases made 973
attendances.
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