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 Walthamstow]
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TREATMENT.
Defects seen at Orthopedic Clinic in Children under 5 Years of Age.
Anterior Poliomyelitis | 2 | Scoliosis | 9 |
Rickets— | Pes Piano Valgus | 52 | |
(a) Genu Varum | 51 | Spastic Paralysis | 8 |
(b) Genu Valgum | 62 | Congenital Defects | 5 |
Arthritis | 1 | Digitus Varus | 1 |
Torticollis | 7 | Hydrocephalus | 2 |
Talipes—Equino Varus | 7 | Erb's Paralysis | 1 |
Calcaneous | 3 | Miscellaneous | 9 |
Total | 220 |
Admissions to Brookfield Orthopedic Hospital. (Under 5 Years of Age.)
Rickets— | Talipes Equino Varus | 3 | |
(a) Genu Varum | 3 | Hemiplegia | 2 |
(b) Genu Valgum | 2 | Coxa Vara | 1 |
Congenital Dislocation of hip | 1 | Epiphysitis | 1 |
Total | 13 |
Number and Classification of Operations, at Brookfield Orthopedic Hospital. (Under 5 Years of Age.)
Tenotomy— | Osteotomy— | ||
---|---|---|---|
Tendo Achilles | 4 | McEwan's | 3 |
Tensor Fasciæ Femoris | 1 | Ball and Socket | 1 |
Manipulation—Feet | 3 | Osteoclasis | 2 |
Congenital Dislocation of hip—Reduction | 4 | Total | 18 |
(b) Dental.—The following work was done by the
Education Committee's Dental Surgeons:—
(b) |