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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

Barking 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: PARTICULARS OF THE WORK DONE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ORTHOPAEDICCLINIC DURING 1944.Number of Sessions held by the OrthopaedicSurgeon12 Number of Sessions held by the Masseuses 1,138

PARTICULARS OF THE WORK DONE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ORTHOPAEDIC

CLINIC DURING 1944.

Number of Sessions held by the Orthopaedic

Surgeon12 Number of Sessions held by the Masseuses 1,138

Toddlers & AdultsSchool Children
ATTENDANCE
Primary Examination by Surgeon11256
Re-examination by Surgeon87100
For treatment5,8085,359
Totals6,0075,515
Treatments.
Number of Cases725982
Number of Treatments8,7676,370
Hospital Treatment.
Admissions to Hospitals—1
On waiting List for Admission——
Totals—1

Table: Cases dealt with for the first time during 1944— by the Orthopaedic Surgeon—were referred for the following defects:—

Cases dealt with for the first time during 1944— by the Orthopaedic Surgeon—were referred for the following defects:—

Toddlers & AdultsSchool Children
(a) Deformities of Bones & Joints:—
1. Congenital81
2. Acquired8950
(b) Muscular:—
1. Congenital3—
2. Acquired5—
(c) Paralysis42
(d) Miscellaneous116