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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
Bromley 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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femur. This is the first example of this disease that has been seen
in this hospital. The child is still in hospital and there seems a good
prospect of a perfect result being obtained without recourse to
operation."
| 1. Congenital. | 4. | Knock knees | 9 | |
| Spastic paralysis | 1 | 8. | Postural defects | 12 |
| Congenital dislocation of the hip | 1 | 7. | Flat Chest | 2 |
| Flat Foot. | ||||
| Metatarsal varus | 3 | Hallux valgus | 3 | |
| Hammer toes | 2 | |||
| Irregular toes | 3 | 8. | Infantile Paralysis | 2 |
| Pes arcuatus | 1 | 9. | Fractures | 7 |
| Pes calcaneo-valgus | 3 | Other injuries | 26 | |
| 2. Birth Injuries. | 10. | T.B. Joints | 1 | |
| Fractured humerus | 1 | 11. | Osteomyelitis (old) | 2 |
| Torticollis (both slight) | 2 | 12. | Unclassified | 16 |
| Delayed walking | 1 | |||
| 3. Rickets. | Clicking patella | 1 | ||
| Active rickets | 1 | Exostoses heels | 1 | |
| Bow legs | 10 | Rheumatoid arthritis (Still's disease) | 1 | |
| Knock knees | 2 | |||
Ultra Violet Ray Clinic.
This Clinic is held on Tuesdays and Fridays at the
North Clinic. There were 1,511 treatments during the
year 1935, of which 139 were new cases.
The Ultra Violet Ray Clinic is used as an ancillary
treatment to those cases not responding to the usual
hygienic treatment carried out through the School Medical
Service. The results have proved satisfactory; those
children with poor muscle tone following acute illness and
cases of the irritable nervous type; all have improved
under continuous treatment. Skin conditions, especially
impetigo, give rapid response to this form of treatment
with bi-weekly application. I am personally satisfied that
in ultra violet ray treatment we possess a useful adjunct
to the treatments provided through the Public Health
Services,