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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
Tottenham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Number of New Cases | Number of Cases receiving treatment | Total Attendances |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | 79 | 794 |
30 children were referred to The Royal Eye Hospital
for Orthoptic treatment
Expectant and Nursing Mothers and School Children
| Expectant and Nursing Mothers | BOYS | GIRLS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ages | 0-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | Total | 0-5 | 5-10 | 10- 15 | Total | |
| Attendances - FIRST | 32 | 8 | 34 | 51 | 93 | 8 | 39 | 111 | 158 |
| SUBSEQUENT | 62 | 21 | 142 | 275 | 438 | 8 | 182 | 516 | 706 |
| CONDITIONS - Cases treated at Clinic | |||||||||
| Flat Feet | 3 | - | - | - | - | -" | - | - | - |
| Callosity | 32 | - | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 24 |
| Corns | 40 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 59 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 75 |
| Deviation of Great Toe | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Foot Wart | 28 | 16 | 81 | 195 | 292 | - | 99 | 328 | 427 |
| Pain in Forefoot | 8 | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - |
| Ingrowing Nail | 10 | - | 1 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| Involuted Nail | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Curved Nail | • | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Injury to Nail | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Ramshorn Nail | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Hammer Toe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Retracted Toes | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Toes Clawed | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Excessive Perspiration | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Nails Club | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Valgus Ankles | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
| General Chiropody | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CONDITIONS - Cases referred to Orthopaedic Clinic | |||||||||
| Deviation of Great Toe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| Valgus Feet | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Knock Knees | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Retracted Toes | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Valgus Ankles | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| Morton's Toe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |