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It would perhaps be wise to emphasise the importance of the
early treatment of rickets, clubfoot, etc., as it is in the Infant
Welfare Centres that these cases are first seen. Deformities can
be thus prevented or cured, and every facility should be given
the medical officers of the centres and general practitioners of
the neighbourhood to see this work carried out at the Orthopaedic
Clinic. Consultations are held on the morning of the first
Wednesday in each month.
The equipment of the clinic will be made complete within
the next few weeks by the installation of an Ultra-Violet Light
Apparatus
Cases of Rickets, Anterior Poliomyelitis, Surgical Tuberculosis.
etc., will be very carefully selected by myself in close cooperation
with Dr. Simpson, Medical Officer of Health, for this
line of treatment which is still under trial.
It cannot be emphasised too strongly that such treatment
cannot take the place of true sun-light and fresh air, and that
these two essentials to life must be available more than heretofore
during the coming summer months.
In my opinion, therefore, Faircross Open-air School is an
ideal one for the cripples and physically defective children of the
district, in that in winter they will have the benefit of ultra-violet
light treatment, and in summer, education in the open air and in
direct sun-light.
(Signed) B. Whitchurch Howell, F.R.C.S.