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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Brentford and Chiswick 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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11. Girl aged 8 years. Rheumatism.
St. George's School
12. Girl aged 11 years. Infantile Paralysis.
Strand Senior Mixed
13. Girl aged 11 years. Lower limbs.
Strand Infants Mixed
14. Girl aged 6 years. Infantile Paralysis.
Orthopaedic Clinic.—This clinic was held at Portsdown
House, The Butts, Brentford, on Monday and Thursday afternoons,
until the new Health Centre was opened. A Specialist
from the Stanmore Branch of the Royal National Orthopaedic
Hospital attends on the second Thursday in each month, and
a trained Masseuse from the same Hospital attends all sessions
of the Clinic.
The attendances at the Clinic are shown in the following
Table:—
| No. of children | Attendances. | |
|---|---|---|
| School children— | ||
| For general deformities | 99 | 781 |
| For breathing exercises | 17 | 118 |
| Children from Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics— | ||
| For general deformities | 69 | 169 |
| For breathing exercises | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 186 | 1,069 |
The following four children were admitted to Stanmore
for in-patient treatment:—
Schools (two children)—
1. J. D. F. Operation for elongation of Tendo Achilles.
2. W. C. F. Fracture of tibia.
Maternity and Child Welfare (two children)—
3. H. Y. F. Manipulation and plaster,
4. P. S. F. Osteoclasis.