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(i) Orthopaedic Treatment.—During the year the Orthopaedic
Surgeon examined, on the occasion of his fortnightly visits,
81 new cases of school children said to be suffering from crippling
conditions, lateral curvature, or round shoulders. There were
237 re-inspections of these children and of others already undergoing
treatment. Some of the cases of lateral curvature and round
shoulders were only mildly affected and were completely cured
after treatment by physical exercises over a period of a few months.
Eight children received operative treatment at the National
Orthopaedic Hospital and 40 were given massage and special
exercises. The attendances for massage or special exercises numbered
1,771. Eleven children were supplied with surgical appliances
which were ordered by the Surgeon.
In addition to the school children, 81 children under five
years of age were submitted for a first examination by the Surgeon,
137 re-inspections being subsequently necessary. The attendances
of children under five years requiring massage numbered 445.
Six children under school age were supplied with special boots
or surgical appliances, and one was operated on at Stanmore
Hospital.