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Provision of Surgical Appliances.—One hundred children
were supplied with surgical appliances on the recommendation of the
Orthopaedic Surgeon, and the following is a list of the appliances
supplied under the Authority's scheme :—
Tibial splints, pockets and wedges to boots ... 4
Genu valgum splints 2 pairs 1 single
Talipes splint 6
Knee splint 1
Minor alterations to boots (wedges, etc.) 65 pairs
Alterations and repairs to splints, etc. 21
Surgical Operations.—During the year three children under
school age were admitted to hospital and the following operations
were performed by Mr. Whitchurch Howell :—-
Osteoclasis R. and L. with plaster 1
Removal of Baker's Cyst—knee 1
Investigation and splintage 1
Special Eye Clinic.
During the year the Council's Ophthalmic Surgeon (J. D. Magor
Cardell, M.B., F.R.C.S.) had referred to him by the Clinic Medical
Officers 24 pre-school children, who made 33 attendances for
examination and treatment.
The following list shows the ophthalmic defects found in these
24 children :—
Myopia 1
Hypermetropia 1
Hypermetropia with squint 11
Squint only 11
Various diseases (Opacity 1, Nystagmus 1) 2
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The following forms of treatment were recommended :—
Spectacles supplied 15
Spectacles not prescribed 2
Squint treated with atropin 4
Recommended ultra violet light 1