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REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE
ORTHOPÆDIC CLINIC.
May, 1938.
To the School Medical Officer,
Barking Borough Council.
Dear Sir,
The statistical returns show the type of cases treated and a marked increase
in the numbers attending for consultation and treatment.
Several cases of acute anterior poliomyelitis have been seen in consultation
with the medical staff, and have been treated by the orthopaedic masseuses, Miss
Roe and Miss Barns, at the Barking (Infectious Diseases) Hospital and, later,
either at the Brookfield Orthopaedic Hospital, or the Orthopaedic Clinic.
The following tables, which are prepared on lines similar to those previously
used, show the work which has been carried out at the Orthopaedic Clinic amongst
children of school age:—
No. of primary examinations by Orthopaedic Surgeon 146
No. of re-examinations by Orthopaedic Surgeon 263
The cases dealt with for the first time during 1937 were referred for the following
conditions:—
(a) Deformities—Bones and Joints—
(1) Congenital:
Cervical rib 1
Deformed scapula 1
Deformed digits (foot) 1
Deformed digits (hand) 1