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DENTAL TREATMENT.- The arrangements entered into with
the Middlesex County Council as set out in the Annual
Report for 1944, continued throughout the year and
proved entirely satisfactory.
The number of cases recommended for treatment
during 1945 was 145 mothers and 109 children.
ORTHOPAEDIC TREATMENT.- Children found at the Welfare
Clinics to be suffering from orthopaedic defects are
sent, by arrangement with the Middlesex County Council,
to the County Council's Orthopaedic Clinic at Combined
Clinic, Bowes Road, for examination by the Orthopaedic
Surgeon.
During 1945, 40 children attended the Orthopaedic
Clinic.
Special shoes or other appliances, as may be
found to be necessary, are supplied through the
workshops of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
at cost price. In addition, shoe wedges for the
correction of minor faults are supplied at the
Welfare Clinics. Special shoes, etc. were supplied
to 6 children during 1945.
Institutional treatment, if required, is
provided at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
at Stanmore. One child was sent to the Hospital
during 1945.
HOME HELP SCHEME.- The following details of the work
carried out under the above scheme during 1945 are
supplied:
Home Helps were provided for 25 patients
confined at home during the year.
6 were provided free of charge.
4 " " @ one-sixth full charge.
6 " " @ one-third " "
4 " " @ one-half " "
5 " " @ full charge.
As hitherto, this service has been very severely
handicapped by shortage of available helpers. -21-