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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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approved by him. Excluding 106 children where wedges only were necessary and
31 others where temporary splinting only was required, the children referred to
the clinic required treatment for the following conditions:—
TABLE No. 16.
Cases Treated at Orthopaedic Clinic, 1935.
| Type of Case. | Number remaining over from 1934. | New Cases. | Total Cases. | Number who completed treatment by end of year. | Number with treatment not completed. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talipes (Club Foot) | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Talipes (Flat Foot) | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — |
| Rickets— | |||||
| General | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| Genu Valgum (Knock Knee) | 3 | 50 | 53 | 45 | 8 |
| Genu Varum (Bow Leg) | 7 | 35 | 42 | 38 | 4 |
| Infantile Paralysis | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bad Posture | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — |
| Muscular Weakness | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Mouth Breathing | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Torticollis | — | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Injuries | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Other Deformities | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Other Diseases | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | 147 | 167 | 136 | 31 |
Provision of Nursing Assistance.—In Section I. of the Report the general
scheme of nursing assistance is described in full. The extent to which this service
has been made use of in respect of specific diseases is fully reported on in the
appropriate portions of the Infectious Diseases' Section of the Report. In addition
grants were made to the nursing associations in respect of 44 children treated for
thread-worms at approximately tenpence per visit, amounting in all to £18.
Day Ambulance.—In March of this year the London County Council decided
that, as from 1st April, 1935, the London Ambulance Service would be available,
without charge, throughout the day and night, for the conveyance from any address
within the County of London to hospitals or municipal institutions within the County
of parturient women who have made arrangements for their admission to such
hospital or municipal institution.