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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
Leyton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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During the year the numbers of persons who received free treatment was 196, 22.53 per cent. of the total number of new cases.
| First Attendances (new cases). | Subsequent Attendances. | Total Attendances. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
| Old age pen-pensioners | 45 | 74 | 650 | 1,035 | 695 | 1,109 |
| Unemployed | 14 | 22 | 208 | 289 | 222 | 311 |
| Widows | — | 41 | — | 502 | — | 543 |
| Totals | 59 | 137 | 858 | 1,826 | 917 | 1,963 |
Defects Treated.
Bursitis 45
Callosities 240
Corns, hard 114
Corns, soft 31
Corns, under nail 22
Hallux rigidus 7
Hallux valgus 55
Metatarsalgia 43
Nails, club 41
Nails, ingrowing 39
Pes cavus 6
Pes planus 113
Verruca pedis 97
Hammertoe 19
Septic conditions 9
Conditions due to sprain 14
Referred for Medical or Surgical Treatment.
During the year 26 patients were referred to their own private
medical practitioners for the following conditions:—
Arterio-sclerosis 1
Arthritis 1
Dislocation (2nd metatarsal head) 1
Hyperkeratosis 1
Poor circulation 3
Septic condition 1
Sublaxation of joint 2
Oedema 6
Ulcer (trophic or perforating) 2
Varicose condition (veins or ulcer) 6
Rheumatoid arthritis 2