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REPORT OF THE ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON.
Orthopaedic Clinic, Faircross School,
Barking, Essex.
February, 1926.
I'o the School Medical Officer.
The year 1925 has shown that' the establishment of the
Orthopaedic Clinic was a wise step on the part of the authorities.
During the period 60 new cases were examined, and 111 reexamined.
All types of cripples and potential cripples were seen.
The following will give some idea of the greal variety of
cases dealt with :—
Infantile Paralysis.
Spastic Paralysis.
Tuberculous Joints.
Injuries to Bones and Joints.
Lateral Curvature of the Spine.
Rickets.
Congenital and other deformities.
The majority of the patients are under my direct charge,
and, when in-patient treatment is necessary, are admitted into my
beds at the Queen's Hospital for Children, Hackney—where I
am Senior Surgeon—or into the Brookfield Orthopaedic Hospital.
If into the latter, education continues during in-patient treatment,
as Brookfield is a Hospital School and recognised as such
by the Hoard of Education and Ministry of Health.
Amongst children so admitted have been cases of congenital
clubfoot, rickets, etc. Another, a serious dislocation of the elbow,
is still under treatment.
The rest of the cases are under the care of various London
surgeons, with whom I communicate from time to time over
questions of treatment or supervision.