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Beckenham 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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The one case placed under heading 13 was as follows :—
Case 1, Born 1928. Hallux Valgus.
Fifteen children were admitted to Hospital for correction of
various deformities. Progress has been satisfactory in every case.
One case was re-admitted after a period of convalescence.
ULTRA VIOLET RAY CLINIC
Three sessions of one hour each are held weekly. The sessions
totalled 146 and the attendances 1,568; of these, 515 were infants
A fee of 6d. per attendance is charged in all but necessitous cases,
and a total amount of £24 16s. 6d. was received during the year.
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