Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The 287 children were found by the Orthopaedic Surgeon to have the following defects:-
Diagnosis | New Cases | Old Cases | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | A | B | C | |
Deformity of Hips | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - |
Deformity of Toes | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | - |
Deformity of Foot | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Deformity of Knee | — | — | — | — | 1 | - |
Deformity of Fingers | — | — | — | — | 1 | - |
Genu Valgum | 32 | 14 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 2 |
Genu Varum | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | - |
Pes Valgo Planus | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
Valgus Ankles | 21 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 8 |
Talipes | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
Torticollis | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - |
Intoeing | 15 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 5 | - |
Metatarsal Varus | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | - |
Outward Curvature of Tibiae | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | - |
Shortening of Leg | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
Postural Defect - Scoliosis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - |
Faulty Gait | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
Trigger Thumb | — | — | — | 1 | — | - |
Other Conditions | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | - |
No abnormality discovered | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 84 | 35 | 14 | 101 | 40 | 13 |
A — Kenwood Gardens B — Mayesbrook C — Manford Way |
13 pairs of valgus insoles, 13 G.V. night splints, 191 wedges to
shoes and 3 dislocation hip splints were supplied during 1964.
The Physiotherapist treated 85 children under 5 at Kenwood Gardens
Clinic, 43 at Mayesbrook Clinic and 11 at Manford Way, with attendances
of 284 , 217 and 60 respectively.
OPHTHALMIC CLINIC.— Attendances of children under school age for treatment by the Ophthalmologists during 1964 were as follows:-
Kenwood Gardens Clinic | Mayesbrook Clinic | Manford Way Clinic | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of children who attended | 73 | 68 | 7 | 148 |
Number of pairs of spectacles prescribed | 18 | 18 | 3 | 39 |
Total number of attendances made | 108 | 149 | 10 | 267 |