[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough.
- Newport (Wales). County Council.
- Date:
- 1950
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![HicKETs—136 Cases lu this gToiip the cases ])reseiited one oi' iiiore ot the following' si”’iis: hynotony of muscles, widely-open fontanelle, bowed tibiae, delay in walking, delay in sitting up, late dentition, calcaneo valgus, underweight. Cases Hypotony of Muscles occurred in ... ... ... 27 Wide hontanelle ... ... ... ... ... ... g4 Bowed Tibiae ... ... ... ... ... ... 44 Delayed Walking ... ... ... ... ... 14 Delayed Sitting-up ... ... ... ... ... 5 Late Dentition ... ... ... .;. ... ... 12 Calcaneo Valgus ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 Dnderweight ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 Results of IT.V.R.: — Total, 136 cases. 33 showed considerable improvement. ' 65 showed definite improvement. 4 showed no improvement. In 34 cases attendance was poor so could not be assessed. General Debility—95 Cases 30 children in this group gave a liistory of a recent illness, imduding Whooping Cough (11), Measles (3), and Gastro Enteritis (6). Improvement was assessed by gain in weight, improvement of general appearance and also attitude of the Mother—whether or not she felt happier about her child. 63 cases showed definite improvement. 10 cases showed some improvement. 3 cases unchanged. In 19 cases attendance was insufficient to assess benefit derived from treatment. Respiratory Conijittons—45 Case.s 4 cases of Asthma-— 3 attended well and improved. 1 discontinued on account of ill health. 23 cases of Recurrent Bronchitis— 7 greatly improved. 8 showed some improvement. 1 case continuing to attend. 7 cases discontinued.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28866915_0030.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
