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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
Erith 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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The following is a list of cases which have attended the clinic:
| Defects. | Infant Welfare. | School Children. |
|---|---|---|
| Spastic Varus | 1 | |
| Talipes Equino Valgus | 1 | |
| „ Varus | 5 | 2 |
| „ Valgus | 1 | 2 |
| Metatarsal Varus | 3 | |
| Genu Valgum | 7 | 2 |
| „ Varus | 2 | |
| „ Varum | 3 | 1 |
| „ Recurvation | 1 | |
| Hallux Valgus | 3 | |
| Flat Feet | 3 | 17 |
| Hammer Toe and Overlapping Toes | 5 | |
| Prominent Bone Foot | 1 | |
| Aching Ankles and Feet | 2 | |
| Deformity Feet | 1 | |
| Toes bent | 4 | |
| Difficulty in walking | 2 | |
| Mild P.P.U. | 1 | |
| Legs hoop | 1 | |
| Shortening of leg | 1 | |
| Amputation leg | 1 | |
| Rickets | 2 | 1 |
| Outward Curved Tibia | 1 | |
| Sternomastoid Tumour | 1 | |
| Congen. Torticollis | 1 | |
| Rectus Femosis tight | 1 | |
| Crooked Back | 2 | |
| Kyphosis and Scoliosis | 27 | |
| Dropped Shoulders | 1 | |
| Spastic Paraplegior | 6 | |
| Osteomyclitis | 1 | |
| Poliomyclitis | 2 | |
| Infantile Paralysis | 1 | |
| Chondritis R. hip | 1 | |
| Rheumatism legs | 1 | |
| Protusion 4th rib | 1 | |
| Asthma | 3 | |
| Fibrositis neck | 1 | |
| Fibrositi adhesion | 1 |