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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The health of the children seen, is of a very high standard as can be gauged by the very low incidence of Phlyctenular Conjunctivitis (4 cases), a disease chiefly of malnutrition. The only other case of interest was a pair of male twins with exactly similar eye defeats, such that their glasses were interchangeable.
Orthopaedic Report.
1. Congenital- Defects. | School | Welfare. |
---|---|---|
A.-Club-Foot | - | - |
B. Metatarsal Varus, pes arcuatus | 1 | 1 |
C. Irregular Toes | 4 | 2 |
D. Dislocation of the hip. | 2 | - |
E. Spastic paralysis. | 2 | |
F. Other conditions. | 2 | |
2. Birth Injuries. | ||
A. Nerve injuries. | 1 | - |
B. Fractures. | - | - |
C. Torticollis. | 1 | 2 |
D. Other conditions. | - | |
Rickety Deformities. | 0 | |
A. Bow Tibea. | 6 | 8 |
B. Knock Knees. | - | 1 |
C. Bow Legs - Intoeing. | 3 | 2 |
D. Other Conditions, | ||
4, Knock Knees (Non-rickety) | 13 | 9 |
4a Q.C.T. do . | 1 | 10 |
5. Postural Defects of the spine including flat chest. | 23 | - |
6. a. Structural curvature of the spine. | - | - |
b. Depressed sternum etc. | 2 | |
7a. Flat Feet. | 14 | 2 |
b. Foot Strain. | 6 | - |
c. Pes cavus when not due to A.P.M. | - | - |
d. Hallus valgus. | 2 | - |
e. Hammer Toes. | 2 | - |
f. Hallux Rigidus | 1 | |
8. Infantile Paralysis. | 2 | 1 |
9. Sequelae of acute fevers (details) | ||
and septic arthritis. | 2 | - |
10a Fractures. | 2 | - |
b.Other injuries. | 6 | |
11. T.B. Joihts. | - | - |
12. Other bone diseases (Non T.B) | 3 | |
13. Osteomyelitis. | - | - |
14. Other conditions including postural intoeing. | 4 | 2 |
15. Non Orthopaedic. | - | - |
l6. Nothing abnormal discovered. | 4 | 1 |