[Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Huddersfield County Borough.
- Huddersfield (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1948
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Huddersfield County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC Number of Clinics held 46 Cause of Defect. Type of Defect. New Cases No. referred Total from S.M.I.' Attendances Congenital : Abnormality of Spine 1 1 Absence of right femoral capital epyphises 1 4 Achondroplasia 1 _ 1 Pony Abnormality of Vertebrae ... 1 1 Deformity of Chest . 1 _ 1 Deformity of Spine ... 2 3 Deformity of Toes 6 _ 6 Deformity of Thumb ... 1 .. 1 Depression of Sternum ] 2 Dislocation of Left Hip . 2 2 Dislocation of Right Hip 1 2 Hemiatrophy 1 , 1 Hemiparesis 1 . . 1 Mental Deficiency 1 _ 1 Spastic Diplegia 1 1 Spastic Hemiplegia 2 _ 2 Spastic Palsy 3 _ 5 Spastic Paraplegia 6 9 Supernumary Thumb right Hand ... 1 2 Spina Bifida 3 4 Talipes Equino Varus C . 6 Torticollis io 19 Acquired Conditions : Anterior Poliomyelitis Paresis of Limbs 9 19 I ubercu.osis Tuberculosis Left Hip 3 9 Tuberculosis Right Hip 1 2 Rickets Deformity of Chest . 5 1 5 Depression of Sternum 1 1 Genu Valgum 100 4 117 Genu Varum 43 2 55 Postural Kyphosis 32 11 40 Lordosis 6 1 6 Pes Planus 189 26 231 Round Shoulders 5 5 5 Scoliosis 7 2 7 Accident Arthritis of Hip [oint 1 1 Dislocation of Elbow 1 1 Fracture of Forearm 1 _ 1 Fracture of Humerus 1 _. 1 Injury to Hand ... 3 1 4 Injury to Knee 2 3 Injury to Thumb 2 — 2 Shortening of right lower Limb . 1 1 Sprain of Ankle 5 5 Sprain of Foot 1 _ 1 Other Bursitis 4 2 5 Deformity of Chest 14 9 16 Deformity of Toes 20 1 23 Delayed Muscular Development ... 8 — 8 Eversion of Feet 4 _ 5 Ganglion 4 — 4 Hallux Valgus 9 1 13 Hammer Toes 4 _ 5 Inversion of Feet 27 1 33 Pes Cavus 2 2 Popliteal Bursa i — 1 Septic Thumb i — 1 Schlatter’s Disease 3 — 4 Teno Synovitis 1 — 1 No Orthopaedic Defect found 4 1 4 Total 578 67 ,| 710 Average attendance per Clinic ... 12.57 1 1.46 15.43 Number of Children recommended In-Patient Treatment ... 5 Number of Children recommended Out-Patient Treatment (Massage and Exercises) 132 Number of Children recommended new appliances or alterations to old appliances 12 Number of Children referred for X-ray 17 Number of Children recommended other treatment 410](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29440129_0016.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
