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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 81.
Cases Treated at Orthopaedic Clinic, 1930.
| Type of Case. | Number remaining over from 1929. | New Cases. | Total Cases. | Number who completed treatment by end of year. | Number with treatment not completed. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talipes (Club Foot) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| „ (Flat Foot) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Rickets— | |||||
| General | 1 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Genu Valgum (Knock Knee) | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Genu Varum (Bow Leg) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Paralysis, etc.— | |||||
| Infantile | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Erb's | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Muscular Weakness | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Congenital | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous— | |||||
| Injuries | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Torticollis | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - |
| Constipation | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Mouth Breathers | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Flat Chest | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 18 | 56 | 74 | 48 | 26 |
(j) Provision of Nursing Assistance for Certain Diseases.—In Section
III. of the report the general scheme of nursing assistance is described in full.
The extent to which these services have been made use of in respect of specific
diseases is dealt with under these diseases, q.v.
(k) Hospital Beds for Children under Five Years of Age. Twelve beds
have been reserved by the Council in the Woolwich War Memorial Hospital for the
treatment of children under five years of age suffering from such conditions as are
usually admitted to general or children's hospitals. The Council pay the Governors
of the Hospital £1,524 per annum for the use of these beds, but they deduct the
hospital fees received for these cases. During the year the income received,
including the arrears from the previous year, was £70 17s. 9d., and there were
arrears of payments amounting to £7 18s. 6d. outstanding at the end of the year.
Including those remaining in hospital at the beginning of the year, the number
of children who received treatment during the year was 155; 129 of these were
discharged cured or very much improved in health, 12 as improved, and 7 died.
Three children were transferred to other hospitals, two others were discharged