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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
Ealing 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Table II.
| Boys | Girls | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congenital Deformities :— | |||
| Birth Palsy | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Spinal Bifida | 2 | — | 2 |
| Cleft Palate | 1 | — | 1 |
| Various | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Traumatic | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Spinal Deformities:— | |||
| Scoliosis | 42 | 44 | 86 |
| Kyphosis | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Lordosis | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Round Shoulders | 35 | 47 | 82 |
| Torticollis | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Chest Deformities | — | 4 | 4 |
| Tubercular Conditions:— | |||
| Spine | 2 | — | 2 |
| Hip | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Genu Valgum (K.K.) | 26 | 37 | 63 |
| Genu Varum (B.L.) | 65 | 50 | 115 |
| Coxa Vara | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Flat Feet | 44 | 39 | 00 |
| Talipes | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Rickets | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Paralytic Conditions:— | |||
| Spastic Hemiplegia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Spastic Diplegia | 2 | 2 | |
| Paraplegia | 1 | — | 1 |
| Paralysis of Back | — | 1 | 1 |
| Friedreich's Ataxia | - | 1 | 1 |
| Other Deformities | 5 | 1 | 6 |