Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Pes piano valgus 36
Winged scapulae 2
Kyphosis 17
Kypho-lordosis 7
Kypho-scoliosis 1
Scoliosis 4
Talipes 1
Paralysis.
(a) Congenital—
Spastic diplegia 1
Spastic tetraplegia 1
(b) Acquired—
Facial paralysis 1
Injury digit—hand 1
Anterior poliomyelitis 3
Also-
Bursa 2 Ganglion—foot 1
Lipoma 1 Multiple scars —
Baker's cyst 2 foot and leg 1
Ganglion—wrist 4
Treatment.
Number of school children attending for treatment 156
Number of attendances for treatment 1,296
During the year, 14 school children were admitted to hospital, and the following surgical operations were performed:—
Tenotomy—tendo Achilles and plaster | 1 |
Arthrodesis—digit—foot (hammer toe) | 3 |
Arthrodesis—mid-tarsal joint and plaster | 1 |
Transplantation of tendon—foot | 2 |
Manipulation of foot and plaster | 1 |
Mobilisation of spine | 1 |
Plaster bed | 1 |
Plaster spica—hip | 4 |
Excision of scar—hand | 1 |
Removal of phalanx—hand | 1 |
* Arthroplasty—elbow joint | 1 |
17 |