Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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During the first nine months 8 sessions were held
at the Orthopaedic Clinic by the Surgeon from the
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, at which there
were 130 attendances, 34 being of new cases and 96
old cases. The Orthopaedic sister attended 32 times,
and 133 attendances were made at her sessions.
During the last quarter, 15 children were referred
to the Queen's Hospital.
MASSAGE.
Miss Lawson has continued her work as Masseuse
to the Council's Welfare Centres. In the early part of
the year she treated 42 children under the supervision of
the visiting Orthopaedic Surgeon, and in the latter half
19 children who were referred to the Orthopaedic Department
of the Queen's Hospital. Children have been
sent to the Centre for massage from the London,
Queen's and Bethnal Green Hospitals.
Cases carried forward from 1931 31
New cases in 1932 116
An analysis of the records follows:—
Rickets | 40 |
Curved Tibiæ | 34 |
Genu Valgum | 16 |
„ Varum | 2 |
Torticollis | 13 |
General Debility | 8 |
Flat Foot | 7 |
Talipes | 5 |
Poor Chest Development | 3 |
Congenital Deformity of Toes | 2 |
Injury to Elbow | 1 |
Fractured Femur | 1 |
Kyphosis | 1 |
Spastic Monoplegia | 1 |
Anterior Poliomyelitis | 1 |
Amyotonia Congenita | 1 |
Constipation | 3 |
Failing Breast Milk | 8 |
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