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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
Tottenham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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TABULATED DIAGNOSES OF NEW CASES DEALT WITH AT
THE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC DURING 1938.
Congenital Defects—
Dislocation of hip
1
Club foot
1
Pes calcaneo-valgus
1
Pes arcuatus
2
Metatarsus varus
2
Irregular toes
4
Abnormality of spine
1
Other conditions
5
Birth Injuries-
Torticollis
3
Other conditions
3
Rickety Deformities—
Bow legs
9
Other conditions
8
Knock knees
21
Postural defects of spine
57
Structural curvature of spine
9
Feet—
Flat feet
15
Foot strain
5
Claw toes
1
Hallux rigidus
4
Hallux valgus
3
Poliomyelitis
4
Spastic paralysis
1
Post-diphtheritic debility
2
Fractures and sprains
5
Apophysitis: os calcis
2
Exostosis: os calcis
4
Epiphysitis of spine
4
Osteochondritis of hip
3
Tuberculous knee
1
Other conditions
6
Non-orthopaedic
5
Total
192
Total number of children treated during the year 331
Total number of attendances for treatment 5,231