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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
Walthamstow 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Sales. | Value. | Free Issue. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | |||
| Virol | 1,690 lbs. 8 ozs. | 180 | 9 | 4 | 9¼ lbs. |
| Prune and Banana Syrup | 204 lbs. 14 ozs. | 29 | 16 | 4 | |
| Parrish's Food | 259 lbs. 12 ozs. | 12 | 19 | 9 | |
| Malted Honey | 43 lbs | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
| Cod Liver Oil | 81 lbs. 15 ozs. | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| Cod Liver Oil Emulsion | 295 lbs. 12 ozs. | 19 | 14 | 4 | |
| Glaxo and Ambrosia | 1,327 lbs. | 95 | 18 | 4 | 188 lbs. |
| Virol Containers | 1,624 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| Ostermilk | 605 lbs. | 44 | 0 | 0 | 77 lbs. |
| Almata | 934 lbs. | 96 | 3 | 6 | 28 lbs. |
| Roboleine | 997 lbs. | 71 | 5 | 0 | 25 lbs. |
| Cod Liver Oil and Malt Extract | 353 lbs. | 13 | 15 | 10 | 19 lbs. |
| Cow and Gate | 9,609 lbs. | 751 | 1 | 8 | 596 lbs. |
| Lacta and Lactogen | 20 lbs. | 1 | 12 | 8 | |
| Dunne's Milk | 273 lbs. | 12 | 4 | 6 | 110 lbs. |
| £1,342 | 9 | 9 | |||
TREATMENT.
(a) Orthopaedic.— The facilities provided by the Education
Committee's Orthopaedic Scheme is available for all children
attending the Welfare Centre.
Miss Scott has kindly furnished the following information with
respect to children under five years of age:—
Cases seen at Clinic.
| Anterior Polio-myelitis | 2 | Genu Valgum and Varum | 10 |
| Mongolian Idiots | 2 | Spastic Paralysis | 2 |
| Rickets | 21 | Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Lordosis | 2 |
| Congenital Dislocation of Hip | 1 | ||
| Arthritis, polyarthritis | 1 | ||
| Talipes | 5 | Spina Bifida | 1 |
| Torticollis | 3 | Congenital Defects | 7 |
| Total | 57 | ||
| Attendances of infants and children under 5 years | 102 | Attendances for Orthopaedic and Massage Treatment (all ages) | 2189 |
Admissions to Brookfield Orthopaedic Hospital.
| Talipes | 2 | Genu Valgum and Varum | 4 |
| Rickets | 7 | Congenital Deformities | 1 |
| Congenital dislocation of hip | 2 | Arthritis | 1 |
| Total 17 | |||