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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
Beckenham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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The seven cases placed under heading 13 were as follows:—
| Case 1, | Born | 1935. | Delayed walking. |
| Case 2, | Born | 1925. | Ganglion over Medial malleolus. |
| Case 3, | Born | 1926. | Plantar warts. Pes valgus. |
| Case 4, | Born | 1907. | Lumbo-sacral plexus injury following |
| childbirth. | |||
| Case 5, | Born | 1931. | Plantar warts left heel. |
| Case 6, | Born | 1937. | Postural Torticollis. |
| Case 7, | Born | 1923. | Ganglion left wrist. |
Case No. 4 above was dealt with specially at the Orthopaedic
Clinic, as the patient had been dealt with through the Council's
Ante-Natal Clinic. She was fitted with a special support and prescribed
a course of electrical treatment, and has made good progress.
Fifteen children were admitted to Hospital for correction of
various deformities. Progress has been satisfactory in every case.
ULTRA VIOLET RAY CLINIC
Three sessions of one hour each are held weekly. The sessions
totalled 134 and the attendances 1,116; of these, 324 were infants.
A fee of 6d. per attendance is charged in all but necessitous cases,
and a total amount of £14 19s. 0d. was received during the year.
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