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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Orthopaedic Clinic.
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| Clinic | Sessions | New Cases | Old Cases | Attendances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | New Cases | Old Cases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | A | B | C | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | ||||
| — | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
| — | ||||||
| - | - | — | - | |||
| — | _ | |||||
| __ | _ | _ | ||||
| — | ||||||
A—Newbury Hall. B—Mayesbrook. C.—Manford Way.
21 pairs of Valgus Insoles, 2 pairs surgical shoes, 1 Metatarsal bar and
toe spring, 17 G.V. night splints, 68 wedges to shoes and 1 caliper and
leg instrument were supplied during 1955. 1 repair to caliper and surgical
shoes was also carried out.
The Physiotherapist treated 58 children under 5 at Newbury Hall,
54 at Mayesbrook Clinic, 16 at Manford Way with attendances of 142,
140, 362, respectively.
Paediatric Clinic.— Dr. A. Russell, the Consultant Paediatrician, continued
to attend the Clinic at Valentines Mansion. 29 sessions were held
and 128 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 309 attendances were made,