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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
Leyton 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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GENERAL PROVISIONS OF HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE AREA.
FOOT CLINIC.
Summary of Attendances and Treatment.
Defects Treated.
| Bursitis | 74 |
| Callosities | 229 |
| Corns, hard | 133 |
| Corns, soft | 18 |
| Corns, under nail | 13 |
| Hallux rigidus | 12 |
| Hallux valgus | 37 |
| Metatarsalgia | 29 |
| Nails, club | 47 |
| Nails, ingrowing | 54 |
| Mycotic infection | 13 |
| Pes planus | 85 |
The number of persons who received free treatment was 52
(5.57 per cent. of the total number of new cases). The following
figures show the attendances of patients who received free treatment.
First Attendances
(new cases).
Subsequent
Attendances.
Total
Attendances.
Males 19 344 363
Females 33 1,495 1,528
Total 52 1,839 1,891
During the year 10,002 attendances for treatment were made, representing an increase of 960 over the attendances during the previous year.
| First Attendances (new cases). | Subsequent Attendances. | Total Attendances. | |
|---|---|---|---|