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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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PARTICULARS OF WORK DONE IN CONNECTION - WITH ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC.
| No. of visits by Orthopaedic Surgeon | No. of visits by Masseuse | ATTENDANCES | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Examination | Re-Examination | For Treatment | Total | |||||
| School Children | Under School Age | School Children | Under School Age | School Children | Under School Age | |||
| 10 | 244 | 38 | 18 | 127 | 29 | 1627 | 676 | 2515 |
TREATMENTS
| Massage | Electricity | Remedial Exercises | Ultra Violet Therapy | Radiant Heat | Dressings and Splintage | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Children | No. of Treatments | No. of Children | No. of Treatments | No. of Children | No. of Treatments | No. of Children | No. of Treatments | No. of Children | No. of Treatments | No. of Children | No. of Treatments | ||
| School Children | 11 | 345 | 4 | 117, | 31 | 1011 | 18 | 651 | 4 | 57 | 10 | 199 | |
| Under School Age | 8 | 120 | — | — | 4 | 30 | 73 | 594 | — | — | 5 | 61 | |
| Admission to Orthopaedic Hospitals | On waiting List for Admission 31/12/27. | ||||||||||||
| School Children | Under School Age | Total | School Children 1 | Under School Age | Total | ||||||||
| 7 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | ||||||||