View report page

63
The film will aim to show how essential healthy feet are
to everyone of all ages and how a little common sense
when buying shoes for children will helF to keeF the feet
undeformed during childhood and early adolescence.

ORTHOFAEDIC CLINICo
Mr. J.A. Cholmeley, the OrthoFaedic Consultant, reForts:-
"The number of school children seen and treated at
the Ealing OrthoFaedic Clinics in 1961 was less than in
1960 but the number of Fre-school children attending
during these two years showed an increase. This indicates
that the general health and Fhysique of the school children
was good but at the time demonstrates the necessity
to see the young children and infants also at the clinics.
Thus the early diagnosis of conditions such as congenital
club foot or dislocation of the hiF is so imFortant for
their efficient treatment that it is essential to see
these cases in early infancy, even within a few days of
birth.
Early recognition and treatment of abnormalities,
whether congenital or acquired, the Frevention of deformities
and the correction of abnormal function is a most
imFortant asFect of the work of the clinics and can have
a marked influence on the function, health and haFFiness
of the children concerned.
New Cases
1960
109
1961
78
Re-examinations
1960
368
1961
299
Total Attendance
1960
477
1961
377
As Mr. Cholmeley draws attention to the trend for
children to receive attention for orthoFaedic conditions
before they reach school age, aFFended below are the
figures in resFect of Fre-schoolchildren:–
New Cases
1960
65
1961
84
Reexaminations
1960
129
1961
165
Total Attendance
1960
194
1961
249