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Heart Disease.— Seventy-two children were found to be
suffering from organic heart disease; nine of these were referred for
treatment and the rest were kept under observation. In addition
to these, four cases were seen at Routine Inspection only, making
a total of seventy-six cases seen during the year. Of these cases,
ten were congenital and five followed acute infectious diseases.
The remaining sixty-one cases may be classified as follows:—
Definite rheumatic history 24
Vague pains 9
No history of illness 28
Chorea.—Fourteen children were found to be suffering from
chorea; five of these were recovering and were kept under observation.
All the rest were referred for treatment to a doctor or
hospital.
Crippling Defects.—The following defects were seen at the
clinic:—
3 cases of hemiplegia.
1 case of congenital multiple exostosis.
6 cases of spinal curvature.
5 cases of hammer toe.
3 cases of club foot.
3 cases of old tubercular hip.
8 cases of infantile paralysis.
3 cases of cleft palate and hare lip.
3 cases of cleft palate.
1case of dwarfism.
1 case of congenital shortening of leg.
1 case of spastic paraplegia.
1 case of crippling following osteomyelitis.
1 case of wry neck.
2 cases of severe knock knee.
1 case of congenital dislocation of hip.
1 case of birth palsy.
1 case of old tubercular knee.
4 cases of severe flat foot.
3 cases of cerebral diplegia.
1 case of rheumatoid arthritis.
All of these children who required treatment were either
attending hospital or obtaining treatment locally.