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Brentford and Chiswick 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]

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Dental Clinics. 78 mother, 188 children.
Orthopaedic Clinics. 78 children.
Rheumatism Clinic. 1 mother, 3 children.
Chiswick Hospital. Circumcision 9, Tonsils and Adenoids 14.
West Middlesex Hospital. Marasmus 2, Tonsils and Adenoids 6.
West London Hospital. Circumcision 3, Tonsils and Adenoids 4,
Whooping Cough 2, and Ophthalmia, Squint, Naevus,
Worms, and for Sunlight Treatment, one of each.
Victoria Hospital for Children. Circumcision 12, Naevus 5,
Marasmus 4, Skin Disease 4, Squint 2, Tonsils and
Adenoids 2, Infantile Paralysis, Rupture, Hydrocele, Night
Terrors, one of each.
Great Ormond Street Hospital. Marasmus 1.
St. George's Hospital. Rupture 1.
Richmond Hospital. Circumcision 2.
Orthopaedic Clinic.
The conditions found in the 78 children sent to this clinic
is shown below:—
1. Congenital Defects.
Club foot 5
Dislocation of hip 1
Spastic paralysis 4
Other conditions 5
2. Birth Injuries.
Fractures 1
Torticollis 2
Other conditions 1
3. Rickety Deformities.
Bow legs 32
Knock knees 16
Other conditions 4
(1 pigeon chest)
4. Postural defects of spine 1
5. Flat feet 3
6. Fractures 1
7. Tuberculous joints 1
8. Unclassified 1
Further two children were sent to Stanmore, one for the
operation of osteoclasis and one for congenital dislocation of hip.