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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| To Children under 1 year of age. | To Children 1-5 years of age. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First. | Subsequent. | Total. | ||||
| Municipal Scheme | 1483 | 3461 | 4944 | 6703 | 11647 | |
| Brookscroft | 495 | 1398 | 1893 | 1058 | 2951 | |
| Total | 1939 | 1978 | 4859 | 6837 | 7761 | 14598 |
| 1938 | 2128 | 5573 | 7701 | 8849 | 16550 | |
Percentage of notified births represented by
number of children under 1 year of age
who attended the Centres for the first
time (i.e., new cases)
1939
94.9
Percentage of total notified births represented
by number of expectant mothers attending
Ante-Natal Clinics
1939
67.5
TREATMENT.
(a) Orthopaedic.—
Defects Seen at Orthopaedic Clinic in Children under Five Years of Age.
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 5 | Talipes | 7 |
| Bowed Tibiae | 25 | Torticollis | 4 |
| Rickets— | Congenital Defects | 7 | |
| 8 | Amyotonia | 1 | |
| (b) Genu Valgum | 26 | Miscellaneous | 14 |
| Pes Piano Valgus | 24 | ||
| Spastic Paralysis | 5 | Total | 126 |
Admissions to Brookfield Orthopaedic Hospital
(under Five Years of Age).
Hemiplegia 2
Two operations were performed. The hospital was closed at the
outbreak of War.