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Walthamstow 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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The number of first attendances of children under one year of age at Child Welfare Centres exceeded the number of notified live births.

Home Visits

To Children under 1 year of age.To Children 1-5 years of age.Total.
First.Subsequent.Total.
Municipal Scheme158242795861932015181
Brookscroft3196329516861637
Total19451901491168121000616818
19441920466665861271719303

Ante-Natal Care.—The number of expectant mothers who
attended the Ante-Natal Clinics represented 91.1% of notified
births.
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 Orthopaedic Clinic in Children under Five Years of Age.

Scoliosis3Torticollis12
Rickets:—(a) Genu Varum44Congenital dislocation of Hip1
(6) Genu Valgum60
Pes Piano Valgus26Congenital Defects15
Spastic Paralysis5Digitus Varus1
Talipes:-(a) Equino Varus11Miscellaneous6
(b) Calcaneo
Valgus8Total192

(b) Dental.—The following work was done by the Education
Committee's Dental Surgeons in respect of Maternity and Child
Welfare patients:—