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Walthamstow 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| First Attendances | Re-Attendances | Grand Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 yr. ot age | 1 year old | 2-5 years of age | Total | Under 1 yr. of age | 1 yr. old | 2-5 years of age | Total | ||
| Local Authority Scheme | 1,005 | 53 | 55 | 1,111 | 16,106 | 4,565 | 6,331 | 27,002 | 28,113 |
| "Brookscroft" | 254 | 9 | 19 | 282 | 4,113 | 999 | 838 | 5,950 | 6,232 |
| Total 1956 | 1,257 | 62 | 74 | 1,393 | 20,219 | 5,564 | 32,952 | 34,345 | |
TREATMENT
The facilities provided at the Education Authority's clinics
are available for all children attending the welfare centres.
(a) Orthoposdic. — Miss H. Garratt, C.S.P., 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
Anterior Poliomyelitis 5 Overlapping Toes 3
Surgical Tuberculosis 1 Perthes Disease 2
Scoliosis 4 Athrogryposis Multiplex
Genu Valgum 16 Congenitae 1
Genu Varum 4 Congenital Dislocation of Hip
Pes Valgus and Valgus
Ankles 11 Talipes—
(a) Calcaneo Valgus 1
Torticollis 1
(b) Metatarsus Varus 4
Other Congenital Defects 2
Miscellaneous (including
Claw Toes 1 Chest Conditions) 16
Total 73
Number of Treatments given—555.
(b) Sunlight.—Sunlight treatment was given at the Hale End
Clinic to 9 children under 5 years of age for 90 treatments.
(c) Priority Dental Treatment.—The Senior Dental Officer
reports:—
"Following the trend of recent years the numbers of expectant
and nursing mothers and young children who have been referred
for treatment and received it has decreased. There are two possible
reasons for this, either the numbers seen at the Welfare Centres by