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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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New cases seen by the Surgeon:—
| School age | 86 |
| Under school age | 84 |
| Total | 170 |
| Total number of examinations by Surgeon | 516 |
| Total number of cases discharged by Surgeon | 26 |
| Average number of examinations made per session | 32.2 |
| Cases closed by Surgeon for non-attendance | 22 |
| Number of attendances for orthopaedic and massage treatment | 2,976 |
| Average number of attendances per session | 9.4 |
| Number of sessions held:— | |
| For medical inspection | 16 |
| For treatments | 314 |
| Total number of visits by Instrument Maker | 23 |
(v) Brookfield Orthopaedic Hospital. — Miss Garratt, C.S.M.M.G., has kindly summarised the admissions and operations done during 1939 as follows:—
| Admissions (Walthamstow cases only):— | ||
| Under 5 years of age | 3 | |
| 5 years and over | 3 | |
| Total | 6 | |
| Number who were already in Hospital on January 1st, 1939 | 3 | |
| Classification of Defects. | Under 5 years. | 5 years and over. |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 |
| Talipes— | ||
| 1 | — | |
| (b) Calcaneo Valgus | — | 1 |
| Arthritis | — | 1 |
| Epiphysitis Hip | — | 1 |
| Spastic Hemiplegia | 2 | - |
| Classification of Operations. | Under 5 years. | 5 years and over. |
| Tenotomy— | ||
| Tendo Achilles | 1 | 2 |
| Arthrodesis— | ||
| Foot | 1 | |
(vi) Mental Deficiency—Ascertainment.—Ascertainment has
proceeded along the lines detailed in previous years.