Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE SHOWING THE CASES TREATED AT THE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC DURING THE YEAR.
| Deformity or Disease. | School Children. | M. & C. Welfare Children. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attended during year. | Discharged. | Attended during year. | Discharged | |
| Torticollis | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Scoliosis (lateral curvature) | 2 | - | - | - |
| Kyphosis (round shoulders) | 18 | 5 | - | - |
| Kypho-lordosis | 2 | - | - | - |
| Flat chest | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| Pigeon chest | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Funnel chest | 1 | - | - | - |
| Congenital dislocation of hip | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Knock knee | 6 | 3 | 19 | 6 |
| Bow legs | 1 | - | 3 | 15 |
| Various types of Talipes | 6 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Flat foot | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| Hallus Valgus | 1 | - | - | - |
| Hammer toes | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Other foot deformities | 11 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Infantile Paralysis | 2* | - | - | - |
| Spastic Paralysis | 2 | - | 5 | 1 |
| Post Diphtheritic | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Paresis Finger | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| General Atonia | - | - | 1 | - |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hip | - | - | 1 | - |
| Knee | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| * Plus 5 of the talipes cases. | ||||
Seven children were sent to Stanmore for in-patient
treatment, as follows:—
School Children: One for scoliosis, one for adhesions in
wrist joint, one for hallux rigidus and one for deformity of toes.
Children from the Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics:
Two for bow legs and one for tuberculosis of hip joint.