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During the year 51 pairs of valgus insoles, 13 pairs of surgical boots
or shoes, 14 pairs Genu Valgum splints, 5 toe springs for drop foot, 3 metatassal
bars, 2 calipers and inverting irons were supplied to school-children.
565 cases were discharged from the Orthopaedic Clinic, 204 as cured,
267 discontinued attendance and were kept under observation at school,
56 were showing improvement and were kept under observation at school,
37 cases left school or left the district and 1 died.
The Physiotherapist attends the Newbury Hall Clinic for orthopaedic
treatment on Monday and Thursday mornings, and the Mayesbrook Clinic
on Tuesday and Friday mornings. A total number of 191 sessions were
held by the Physiotherapist for treatment during 1951 (95 at Newbury Hall
Clinic and 96 at Mayesbrook Clinic).
At Newbury Hall Clinic 221 individual children of school age were
treated by the Physiotherapist during the year and 1,748 attendances were
made by these children.
Treatment was also given to 115 children, who made 1,040 attendances
at the Mayesbrook Clinic.
Artificial Sunlight Clinic.—The Physiotherapist attends the Newbury Hall
Clinic on Tuesday afternoon and the Mayesbrook Clinic on Thursday afternoon
for artificial sunlight treatment, 48 sessions were held at Newbury Hall Clinic
and 49 at Mayesbrook Clinic.
At the Newbury Hall Clinic 82 children of school age were treated,
making 1,031 attendances for treatment.
At the Mayesbrook Clinic 75 children of school age were treated, making
893 attendances for treatment.

A—Newbury Hall Clinic. B—Mayesbrook Clinic.
Of the 82 cases treated at the Newbury Hall Clinic, 5 were Open Air
school-children.
At Newbury Hall Clinic, 43 children of school age were discharged from
the Artificial Sunlight Clinic, 21 as cured, 4 showing considerable improvement,
16 due to absence and 2 removed district.
39 children were still receiving treatment at the end of the year.