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ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC.
Mr. G. A. Cholmeley, the Orthopaedic Consultant, reports:-
The Orthopaedic Clinics at Mattock Lane and Ravenor Park
continue to do valuable and important work in the Borough of
Ealing. As the figures for 1953 show, there has been no appreciable
reduction in the number of cases examined and, in fact, there has
been an increase in the number of attendances for treatment.
In-patient treatment when necessary is arranged at the Royal
National Orthopaedic Hospital and surgical boots and instruments
are supplied through the Workshops of that Hospital. There is
thus a firm link between this Hospital and the Orthopaedic Clinics.
In order to keep in touch with the General Practitioners, a
report is sent on every new case seen at the Clinics.
1952 1953
Number of new cases 152 154
Re-inspections 520 444
Total attendances 672 598
Number referred for physiotherapy 192 135
Number of attendances 1,897 2,156
SPEECH THERAPY.
Speech therapy has been carried out in the Borough of Ealing
for the last 13 years.
Treatment is given at eight clinics and schools where the more
serious cases are treated at weekly or fortnightly intervals by one
full-time therapist and an assistant attending for two sessions a
week.
Defects are found in approximately l½-2% of the child
population but in 90% of cases the disorder begins between the ages
of 3-5 years. It has, therefore, been the policy for some years to
commence treatment at an early age. By so doing it has been
found that the period of treatment necessary has been reduced.