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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
Woolwich 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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would be entertained. On this basis the scheme was inaugurated.
The Ministry, in addition, insisted that a Consulting
Orthopaedic Surgeon should be appointed by the
Committee of the Association, and Mr. P. B. Roth, Orthopaedic
Surgeon, Miller Hospital, consented to act in this
capacity. For these services the Association gives an annual
honorarium of 25 guineas.
The scheme works as follows. Children requiring treatment
are seen by one of the assistant medical officers in consultation
with the Medical Officer of the Remedial Clinic, and a course
of treatment is decided upon. At the end of each quarter
the case is reviewed and an authorisation is issued for a
further period in each case.
In detail, the children referred to the Clinic required treatment for the following conditions:—
| Type of Case | Number referred to Clinic. | Number who completed treatment by end of year. |
|---|---|---|
| Talipes (Club foot) | 4 | 2 |
| „ (Flat foot) | 5 | 2 |
| Rickets: | ||
| General | 7 | 3 |
| Genu Valgum (knock-knee) | 4 | 2 |
| Genu Varus (bow-leg) | 5 | 3 |
| Injuries: | ||
| Old dislocated knee | 1 | 1 |
| Injured ligament knee | 1 | — |
| Deformed finger | 1 | — |
| Paralyses: | ||
| Infant, etc. | 4 | — |
| Erb's | 1 | — |
| Muscular wasting | 5 | 4 |