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Walthamstow 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Number of Attendendance for Orthopaedic and Massage Treatments {including children of all ages} | 2189 |
| Number of Sessions held— | |
| Medical Inspections | 10 |
| For Treatment | 195 |
Miss Scott has also kindly supplied the following particulars of admissions to, and operations at, Brookfield Hospital under your Committee's Orthopaedic Scheme:—
| Admissions:— | ||
| Under 5 years of age | 12 | |
| Five years and over | 9 | |
| Already in Hospital on 1st January, | 1930 " | 12 |
| Classification. | Under 5 years. | 5 years 6 over. |
| Spastic Paralysis | — | 2 |
| Talipes | 2 | 1 |
| Genu Valgum and Varum | 4 | 1 |
| Rickets | 7 | — |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | — | 2 |
| Torticollis | — | 1 |
| Scoliosis | — | 1 |
| Congenital Deformities | 1 | 1 |
| ,, Dislocation of Hip | 2 | — |
| Arthritis | 1 | 3 |
| Fractures | — | 1 |
| Old Tubercular Hip | — | 1 |
| Osteomyelitis | — | 1 |
| Adhesions of Spine | — | 1 |
Operations—Number and Classification of:—
| Under 5 years. | 5 years 6 over. | |
|---|---|---|
| Osteoclasis | 5 | — |
| Removal Bony Block (olecranon) | - | 1 |
| Reduction Congenital Dislocation— | ||
| 1st position | 2 | — |
| 2nd position | 4 | — |
| 3rd position | 1 | — |
| Manipulations | 5 | 3 |
| Open Elongation of T.A. | - | 4 |
| Tenotomies | 2 | — |
| Abscesses (aspirated) | 4 | — |
| Whitman's Astragalectomy | - | 1 |
| Steindler' a Operation (foot) | - | 2 |
| Open Division Sterno Mastoid | — | 1 |
| Arthrodesis Tarsal, Metatarsal Joint | — | 1 |
| Osteotomies | 6 | 1 |
| Amputation Digits | 1 | — |