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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Chiropody Clinics
Chiropody treatment for school children is nrovided at each of the Health Clinics in the area at the request of the staff of the Minor Ailment Clinic or the private practitioner.
| Condition | Under 5 yrs. | 5-7 | 7-9 | 9-11 | 11-13 | 13 | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | P | M | P | M | P | M | P | M | P | ||
| Verrucae | 1 | 1 | - | - | 17 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 50 | 13 | 17 | 170 |
| Corns | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Hallux Valgus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Callosity | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| Hammer Toe | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Nail, Ingrowing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 7 |
| Septic Condition | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| Foot Strain | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| TOTAL IN AGE GROUPS | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 55 | 26 | 25 | 236 |
HEALTH EDUCATION
The talks on Foot Health to children of school leaving age commenced in 1963 were
continued. These were augmented by film strips, plaster casts (taken from patients
attending the Council's Clinics) and exhibition of suitable footwear for teenagers. In
some cases at the request of the Head Teacher, the talks were repeated for the younger
classes at one of the Secondary Modern Schools for Girls. That the pupils found these
interesting was evident from the number and variety of intelligent questions asked.
The smallest group numbered about fifty and the largest (County High School for Girls)
over two hundred.
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