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(b) Muscular:—
(1) Congenital:
Talipes 10
Torticollis and Hematoma sterno-mastoid 12
Hypo-thyroidism 1
(2) Acquired :
Kyphosis 1
Pes plano-valgus 52
Superficial burn—hand 1
Baker's cyst 1
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(c) Paralysis:—
(1) Congenital:
Spastic diplegia 1
1
Total defects found 154
During the year, twelve children under school age received in-patient treatment
at orthopaedic hospitals (Brookfield Hospital or Queen's Hospital for Children). 1 he
following operations were carried out in these case:—
Osteoclasis 3
McEwan's osteotomy 3
Tenotomy Tendo-Achilles and Plaster 1
Manipulations—feet—and plaster 10
Mr. Whitchurch Howell, the Orthopaedic Surgeon, has called my attention to the
increase in the number of attendances of children under five years of age. 1 his is an
important development, because attendances under the age of five years, when any
disability can be put right much more easily than later, are far more important than
attendances later in life, when remedial measures are more difficult in themselves and
cannot be expected to be quite so satisfactory.