[Report 1951] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council.

  • West Sussex (England). County Council
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following table shows the types of cases seen by the Ortho¬ paedic Surgeon during the year. The numbers include children under school age—shown in brackets. Diagnosis No. of Total Boys Girls Congenital Defects: Club Foot . . 22(15) 6 (2) 28(17) Dislocation of Hip 2 (1) 15 (4) 17 (5) Spastic Paralysis . . 13 (4) 13 (4) 26 (8) Spina Bifida l(-) 7 (2) 8 (2) Other Conditions . . 60(22) 61(30) 121(52) Birth Injuries: Torticollis . . 8 (3) 11 (5) 19 (8) Other Conditions .. 2 (2) 4 (3) 6 (5) Rickety Deformities: Bow Legs 8 (8) 4 (3) 12(11) Knock Knees 7 (7) — 7 (7) Other Conditions . . 3 (2) l(-) 4 (2) Knock Knees (non-rickety) 34(19) 31(22) 65(41) Postural Defects of the Spine 9 (1) 15(—) 24 (1) Structural Curvature of the Spine 8 (3) 10(-) 18 (3) Flat Feet, etc. 80(20) 90(22) 170(42) Infantile Paralysis 27 (8) 39 (4) 66(12) Friedreich’s Ataxia 1 (1) l(-) 2 (1) Fractures 2(-) 11 (1) 13 (1) Tuberculous Joints 2(—) 3 (2) 5 (2) Other Bone Diseases (Non-Tubercular) : Epiphysitis of the Spine Perthe’s Disease . . — l(-) l(-) 5(—) 1 (1) 6 1) Schlatter’s Disease 4(—) 2(—) 6(—) Apophysitis of the Os Calcis, etc. l(-) l(-) Osteochondritis 3 (2) 4(—) 7 (2) Osteomyelitis 6(-) l(-) 7(—) Pseudo-Hypertrophic Muscular Dystrophy 5 (2) 1 (1) 6 (3) Other Conditions .. 21 (4) 29 (7) 50(11) Total 334(124) 361(113) 695(237)
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