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Bromley 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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still in abeyance. For various throat conditions, 21
cases have been treated at the Clinic.
Orthopædic Clinic.
Statistics of this Clinic, with its ancillary services of massage and remedial exercises for 1942:—
| Number of children treated at the Clinic | 70 |
| Number of attendances for consultations | 302 |
| Number of attendances for massage, treatment, etc. | 3460 |
| Number of attendances for Ultra Violet Ray and Infra-red Ray treatment:— | |
| (a) North Clinic | 1649 |
| (b) South Clinic | 1017 |
| Number of cases admitted to Royal National Orthopædic Hospital for in-patient treatment | 5 |
Tabulation of new cases seen by the Orthopaedic Surgeon, 1942:—
| 1. Congenital defects | 11 | 7. | Flat Feet | 13 |
| 2. Birth Injuries | 2 | 8. | Infantile Paralysis | 3 |
| 3. Rickety Deformities | 8 | 9. | Sequelae of Acute Fevers | _ |
| 4. Knock-Knees (non- rickety) | 4 | 10. | ||
| Fractures | 4 | |||
| 5. Postural Defects of the Spine | 10 | 11. | Tuberculosis—joints | — |
| 12. | Other bone diseases | — | ||
| 6. Structural Curvature of Spine | 5 | 13. | Osteomyelitis | 2 |
| Not | classified | 8 |
Orthopaedic Clinic Report for the Year 1942.
During the past year there has been a satisfactory
attendance at the Orthopædic Clinic, although on
account of such measures as evacuation of children and
the unavoidable cutting down of the surgeon's visits to
once a month, the number of consultation visits has
dropped by about 50% compared with pre-War figures;
however, the number of attendances for treatment has
actually risen by a third.
It is encouraging to note that the number of cases
admitted to Staumore for treatment has been low—only
5—which is due in no small measure to the early observation
of disabilities and deformities at the Welfare
and School Clinics and to the efficiency of the treatment
carried out at the orthopædic clinic by the masseuse,
Miss Dodge.
(Sgd.) J. H. CHOLMELEY, f,r.c.s.