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Walthamstow 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: HOME VISITS.

HOME VISITS.

YearVisits to Children under 1 year.Visits to Children 1-5 years.Grand Total
FirstSubsequentTotal
19424031143154613122858

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SUMMARY OF MUNICIPAL AND VOLUNTARY SCHEMES.
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The following tables give the total number of attendances
at clinics and home visits:-

Table: ATTENDANCES AT CLINICS

ATTENDANCES AT CLINICS

First AttendancesRe-attendancesGrand Total
Under 1 year of age1-5 years of ageTotalUnder 1 year of age1-5 years of ageTotal
Municipal Scheme1235264149920668197694043741936
Brookscroft442745166229255787869302
Total, 19421677338201526897223264922351238
Total, 19411186474166018357190243738139041

Table: HOME VISITS.

HOME VISITS.

To Children under 1 year of ageTo Children 1-5 years of ageTotal
FirstSubsequentTotal
Municipal Scheme159140885679633312012
Brookscroft4031143154613122858
Total, 1942199452317225764514870
Total, 1941139639235319939314712

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Percentage of notified live births represented
by number of children under 1 year of age
who attended the Centres for the first time
(i.e. new cases) 1942 104.2
Percentage of total notified births represented
by number of expectant mothers attending
Ante-Natal Clinics 1942 87.1
(a) TREATMENT.
Orthopaedic.

Table: Defects seen at Orthopaedic Clinic in Children under Five Years of Age.

Defects seen at Orthopaedic Clinic in Children under Five Years of Age.

Rickets:-
(a) Genu Varum22Congenital Defects9
(b) Genu Valgum14Torticollis4
Pes Piano Valgus17Miscellaneous4
Spastic Paralysis2Total75
Talipes:-
(a) Equino Varus2
(b) Equino Valgus-
(c) Calcaneo Valgus1

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