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Barking 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Seven of the children received in-patient treatment at Orthopaedic Hospitals.
The eases dealt with for the first time during 1931 were referred for the following
conditions; some children having more than one defect:—
(a) Deformities—Bones and Joints—
(1) Congenital :
Multiple Deformities 1
(2) Acquired :
Genu Varum 2
Genu Valgum 45
Bowed Tibiae 23
Bowed Femora 2
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(b) Muscular Deformities—
(1) Congenital:
Talipes 2
Torticollis and Haematoma-Sterno-Mastoid 9
Webbed Digits 1
(2) Acquired :
Pes Piano Valgus 36
Scars (following scalds) 1
Rachitic Gait 1
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(c) Paralysis—
(1) Congenital :
Hemiplegia 2
Tetraplegia 1
(2) Acquired :
Anterior Poliomyelitis 1
— 4
Total defects found 127