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X-rayed at Guy's Hospital. As soon as the result was known it was
transferred there for operation, the only means of cure.
Out-patients.
Number of New Cases 107
Number of Attendances at Special Clinics 400
Number of Attendances for Test-feeds 510
The large number of attendances for test-feeds shows how great is
the importance of breast-feeding. The regulation and, if possible,
re-establishment of breast-feeding that has gone amiss form no inconsiderable
part of the work of the Wards.
The table shows the different kinds of cases treated and the number
of each kind.
I. Treated as Out-patients.
Difficulty in Breast-feeding 39
Difficulty in Bottle-feeding 12
Infected Tonsils and Adenoids 2
Food-refusal 2
Errors in Diet 1
Rickets 1
Subthyroidism 1
Cerebral Diplegia 1
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II. Cases for Admission 48
107
The two cases of infected tonsils were not amenable to more than
general treatment and advice on health and hygiene at the Clinic, and
their mothers were advised to take them to hospital for operation. Cerebral
Diplegia was at the patient's age, not treatable at all. The case of
subthyroidism improved very well on small doses of dried thyroid. The
bulk of the work consisted in dealing with difficulties in breast or bottle
feeding.