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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 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: PARTICULARS OF THE WORK DONE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC DURING 1945.

PARTICULARS OF THE WORK DONE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC DURING 1945.

Number of Sessions held by the Orthopaedic Surgeon15
Number of Sessions held by the Masseuses..923
Toddlers & AdultsSchool Children
Attendances.
Primary Examination by Surgeon9146
Re-examination by Surgeon176128
For treatment5,9915,207
Totals6,2585,381
'1 keatments.
Number of Cases809722
Number of Treatments8,9516,150
Hospital Treatment.
Admissions to Hospitals25
On waiting List for Admission5
Totals2

Table: Cases dealt with for the first time during 1945— by the Orthopaedic Surgeon—were referred for the following defects :—

Cases dealt with for the first time during 1945— by the Orthopaedic Surgeon—were referred for the following defects :—

Toddlers & AdultsSchool Children
(a) Deformities of Bones & Joints :—
1. Congenital6-
2. Acquired8343
(b) Muscular :—
1. Congenital1—
2. Acquired12
(c) Paralysis13
(d) Miscellaneous52