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Woolwich 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Orthopaedic Treatment for Children under Five Years of Age.
Children requiring orthopaedic treatment are sent to the remedial clinic of the
Woolwich Invalid Children's Aid Association in accordance with the scheme adopted
in 1925. The Council pay for children under five years of age sent by their medical
officers to the Clinic, 2s. per attendance for cases requiring massage or electrical
treatment, and Is. 6d. per attendance for any other form of treatment. The cost
of these services for the year was £214 15s. Od. Only cases recommended by the
Medical Officer of Health are included in this scheme, and payment is only made
for the number of attendances approved by him. In detail, the children referred
to the Clinic required treatment for the following conditions :—
TABLE No. 74.
Cases Treated at Orthopaedic Clinic, 1931.
| Type of Case. | Number remaining over from 1930. | New Cases. | Total Cases. | Number who completed treatment by end of year. | Number with treatment not completed. |
| Talipes (Club Foot) | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | — |
| „ (Flat Foot) | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Rickets— General | 4 | 24 | 28 | 19 | 9 |
| Genu Valgum (Knock lknee) | 5 | 35 | 40 | 31 | 9 |
| Genu Varum (Bow Leg) | 1 | 26 | 27 | 13 | 14 |
| Infantile Paralysis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Erb's Paralysis | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Bad Posture | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Muscular Weakness | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| Mouth Breathers | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — |
| Injuries | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Other Deformities | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Other Diseases | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | 128 | 154 | 114 | 40 |
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. :—