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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
Ilford 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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(ii) Mayesbrook Clinic.—24 sessions were held during 1954, 83
children under 5 years of age being examined, making 121 attendances.
(iii) Manforu Way Clinic.—7 sessions were held during 1954, 27 Ilford
children under 5 years of age being examined, making 36 attendances.
The 257 children were found by the Orthopaedic Surgeon to be suffering from the following defects:—
| Diagnosis | New Cases | Old Cases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | c | A | B | C | |
| Paralysis:— | ||||||
| Cerebral Palsy | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| A.P.M. | 3 | |||||
| Deformity of hips | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Genu valgum | 40 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 12 | 6 |
| O.C.T. | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Genu varum | 4 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Pes valgo planus | 11 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| Valgus ankles | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — |
| Talipes calc. valgus | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Congenital talipes E.V. | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Intoeing | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Deformity of toes | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — |
| Slack posture | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| N.A.D. | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other conditions | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — |
| Torticollis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Metatarsal varus | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — |
| Totals | 79 | 42 | 15 | 68 | 41 | 12 |
| A—Newbury Hall. B—Mayesbrook. C.—Manford Way. | ||||||
20 pairs of Valgus Insoles, 1 pair surgical shoes, 2 Metatarsal bars
and toe springs, 5 G.V. night splints, 194 wedges to shoes and 3 calipers and
leg instruments were supplied during 1954. 3 repairs to calipers and
surgical shoes were also carried out.
At the Newbury Hall Clinic, 33 children under five years of age were
treated by the Physiotherapist during the year, and 152 attendances were
made by these children. Treatment was also given to 15 children who
made 88 attendances at the Mayesbrook Clinic, and to 10 children who
made 76 attendances at the Manford Way Clinic.
Paediatric Clinic.—Dr. T. Savage, the Consultant Paediatrician, continued
to attend the Clinic at Valentines Mansion up to the 31st May, 1954,
and Dr. a. Russell took his place from the 1st June, 1954. 25 sessions
were held and 141 new cases were examined, having been referred from the
Infant Welfare Centres, Schools and Maternity Hospital for the reasons
set out in the following table; a total of 293 attendances were made.