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Ealing 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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The work of the orthopaedic clinic during the year may be
summarised as follows
Orthopaedic Clinic.
| School children. | Children under five. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attendances by surgeon | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| Number of children seen for first time | 104 | 112 | 216 |
| Total number of children examined | 406 | 338 | 774 |
| Attendances by Masseuse | 132 | 93 | 225 |
| Number of cases dealt with | 122 | 42 | 164 |
| Number of attendances by children | 1,522 | 557 | 2,079 |
| Children admitted to hospital for operative treatment | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Children supplied with special boots or surgical appliances | 9 | 6 | 15 |
(/) Defective Speech.—The class for children with defective
speech, under the charge of Miss H. M. Baines, has continued
during 1934, with results as satisfactory as in previous years. Up
to 1933 the class had been held at the Mattock Lane Centre, but
during that year it was transferred to Ravenor Park Centre to
meet the growing needs of the Greenford area. By August, 1934,
all the children in Greenford listed as suffering from speech defects
had spent some time in the class and the number of defective children
in Ealing had so risen as to render a re-transference desirable,
this being effected as from September, 1934.
The annexed tables are self-explanatory and require little
comment. It will be noted that during the period from January
to July nineteen children were drafted into the class and that of
these only one failed to show improvement. This was a child who,
after making two attendances, was withdrawn on account of his
parents leaving the district.