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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

Walthamstow 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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TREATMENT.

Table: Defects seen at Orthopedic Clinic in Children under 5 Years of Age.

Defects seen at Orthopedic Clinic in Children under 5 Years of Age.

Anterior Poliomyelitis2Scoliosis9
Rickets—Pes Piano Valgus52
(a) Genu Varum51Spastic Paralysis8
(b) Genu Valgum62Congenital Defects5
Arthritis1Digitus Varus1
Torticollis7Hydrocephalus2
Talipes—Equino Varus7Erb's Paralysis1
Calcaneous3Miscellaneous9
Total220

Table: Admissions to Brookfield Orthopedic Hospital. (Under 5 Years of Age.)

Admissions to Brookfield Orthopedic Hospital. (Under 5 Years of Age.)

Rickets—Talipes Equino Varus3
(a) Genu Varum3Hemiplegia2
(b) Genu Valgum2Coxa Vara1
Congenital Dislocation of hip1Epiphysitis1
Total13

Table: Number and Classification of Operations, at Brookfield Orthopedic Hospital. (Under 5 Years of Age.)

Number and Classification of Operations, at Brookfield Orthopedic Hospital. (Under 5 Years of Age.)

Tenotomy—Osteotomy—
Tendo Achilles4McEwan's3
Tensor Fasciæ Femoris1Ball and Socket1
Manipulation—Feet3Osteoclasis2
Congenital Dislocation of hip—Reduction4Total18

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(b) Dental.—The following work was done by the
Education Committee's Dental Surgeons:—

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(b) Dental.—The following work was done by the Education Committee's Dental Surgeons:—