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Walthamstow 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Percentage of notified live births represented ,
by number of children under 1 year of 1937 88.6
age who attended the Centres for the
first time (i.e., new cases)
Percentage of total notified births represented
by number of expectant mothers at- 1937 55.7
tending Ante-Natal Clinics
Nursery School and Classes.—Apart from the children at the
Nursery School, 507 children born in 1933-34 (i.e., under 5 years
of age) were on the school registers on 31st December, 1937.
TREATMENT.
(a) Orthopaedic.—The facilities provided by the Education
Authority's Orthopaedic Scheme are available for all children attending
the Welfare Centres.
Miss Garratt has kindly furnished the following information
with respect to children under five years of age: —
Defects Seen at Orthopedic Clinic in Children under Five
Years of Age.
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 5 | Congenital Defects | 7 |
| Scoliosis | 4 | Spina Bifida | 1 |
| Rickets— | Erbs Paralysis | 1 | |
| (a) Genu Varum | 81 | Tibial and Flexion Deformity Toes | 1 |
| (b) Genu Valgum | 46 | ||
| Pes Piano Valgus | 38 | Sprengels Shoulder | 1 |
| Spastic Paralysis | 9 | Miscellaneous | 15 |
| Talipes | 18 | Tatal | 246 |
| Torticollis | 19 |
Admissions to Brookfield Orthopaedic Hospital (under Five Years of Age).
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 2 | Talipes Equinus (Accident) 1 |
| Torticollis | 2 | Congenital Dislocation Hip 3 |
| Spastic Paralysis | 1 | Genu Valgum 1 |
| Total 10 |
Ten operations were performed.