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 Ilford]
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SUMMARY OF CASES SEEN
Diagnosis | New Cases | Old Cases | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | A | B | C | |
Cerebral Palsy | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
A.P.M | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | - |
Hemiplegia | - | - | - | 4 | - | - |
Scoliosis | 2 | - | - | 5 | 3 | - |
Kyphosis | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - |
Slack posture | 9 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
Deformity of Hips | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
Genu valgum | 22 | 8 | 2 | 101 | 34 | 3 |
O.C. T. | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Genu varum | - | - | - | 5 | - | 1 |
Pes valgus-planus | 1 | 1 | - | 16 | 6 | 1 |
Valgus ankles | 13 | 6 | - | 20 | 11 | 1 |
Talipes calcaneo-valgus | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - |
Intoeing | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | - |
Hallux valgus | 5 | 2 | - | 8 | 4 | - |
Deformity of Foot | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Deformity of Toes | 12 | 5 | - | 15 | 12 | - |
Torticollis | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
N.A.D | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
Other conditions | - | 11 | - | 30 | 8 | 4 |
Foot strain | 4 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Metatarsal varus | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
Osteomyelitis | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Spina Bifida | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
Totals | 90 | 42 | 3 | 246 | 99 | 13 |
A - Newbury Hall. B - Mayesbrook. C - Manford Way.
12 children of school age were admitted to East Ham
Memorial Hospital. Particulars as follows
No._of Operation
Cases
1 Bunionectomy and phalangeal Osteotomy
Rt.
2 Phalangeal Osteotomy Gt. Toes R. & L.
1 Inter-phalangeal Arthrodesis Toes.