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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
Dagenham 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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The cases in detail are:—
| Condition. | Treatment Advised. | Result. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talipes | Wedges | Still under treatment at end of year | |
| J.B. | Bowed Tibia; | Splints | „ „ „ |
| M.J. | Hemiplegia | Wedges and after care | „ „ „ |
| J.N. | Poliomyelitis | Alteration of Calliper | „ „ „ |
| E.B. | Bowed Tibiæ | Osteoclasis | „ „ „ |
| M.M. | Cartilage | Wedges | „ „ „ |
| A.L. | Bowed Tibiæ | Osteoclasis | „ „ „ |
| A.B, | Genu Valgum | Wedges | „ „ „ |
| AC. | Achondroplasia | No treatment required | „ „ „ |
Arrangements have also been made with the Esses
Education Committee by which children under school age
requiring massage and remedial exercises can be dealt with
at the Romford After-Care Centre. The cost is 2s per head
per treatment. One child received 16 treatments at a cost of£1 12s.
One child was supplied with a>splint -at a cost of 10s. 6d,
Institutional treatment of orthopaedic cases is now obtained
at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital at a cost of £2 per
week or at Cheyne Hospital for 35s. per week. Two children
were admitted to Stanmore for a total of 34 weeks at a cost
of £70 11s. These children were still in hospital at the end of
the year.
Ante-natal Clinic.
At the end of last year there was one weekly ante-natal
clinic held in the Dagenham and in the Becontree wards.
additional Ante-natal Clinics were opened in the Dngenham
ward in the course of the year.
In July the Consultant Gynaecologist, Dr. H. G. Everard
Williams, commenced his attendances—monthly to start with
but in October fortnightly.
The same arrangement continued in operation with regard
to the institutional treatment, namely admission to Oldchurch
Hospital or Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford. Two patients
were admitted, at a cost of £13 3s. 6d.