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Report on the Work of the Orthopaedic Clinic.
Mr. H. J. Seddon, the Orthopaedic Specialist, attends
at the Clinic twice in every month when cases selected by
the School Medical Officers are called up for his advice.
He gave 748 consultations during the year, and the
following is a summary of the cases he saw:—
1. Congenital Defects.
Club foot 2
Dislocation of hip —
Spastic paralysis 1
Other conditions 24
2. Birth Injuries.
Nerve injuries —
Fractures —
Torticollis —
Other conditions —
3. Rickety deformities.
Bow legs 9
Knock knees 1
Other conditions —
4. Knock Knees (non-
rickety) 37
O.C.T. 6
5. Postural Defects of
the Spine 20
6. Structural Curvature
of the Spine 1
7. Flat Feet 36
8. Infantile Paralysis 1
9. Sequelæ of Acute
Fevers -
10. Fractures 10
11. Tuberculosis—
Joints 1
12. Other bone diseases.
Epiphysitis of
the spine
Perthes Disease 2
Schlatters disease 1
Apophysitis of
the Os Calcis.
&c. -
Other 2
13. Osteomyelitis 1
14. .Tot Classified 38
In addition, massage and remedial exercises, ultraviolet
ray and infra-red ray treatments are provided at
the clinic for cases selected for these forms of treatment.
The work is carried out by Miss Dodge, under the supervision
of the Orthopaedic Specialist.
In all, no less than 2,555 attendances were made for
massage and remedial exercises and 2,434 attendances for
ultra-violet and infra-red ray treatment during the year.