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Orthopaedic Clinic.
The work of this Clinic, with its ancillary services of
massage, remedial exercises and ultra violet ray, etc., treatments,
during 1944 is shown in the following figures :—
Number of Clinics held by the Consultant 11
Number of children treated at the Clinic 136
Number of attendances for Consultations 313
Number of attendances for massage and exercises, etc 1756
Number of attendances for Ultra Violet Ray and Infra
Red treatments :—
(a) North Clinic 1365
(b) South Clinic 668
Tabulation of new cases by the Orthopaedic Surgeon, 1944 :—
1. (a) Congenital Defects: —
Club Foot 2
Dislocation of Hips 1
Other conditions 18
(b) Hammer Toes 2
2. Birth Injuries: —
Torticollis 5
Other conditions 3
3. Rickets Deformities:—
Bow Legs —
4. (a) Bow Legs (non-rickety) 2
(b) Knock Knees (non-
rickety) 5
5. Postural Defects of Spine 28
6. Structural Curvature of
Spine —
7. Flat Feet 23
8. Infantile Paralysis 1
9. Sequelae of Acute
Fevers —
10. Fracture 2
11. Tuberculosis—Joints —
12. Other Bone Diseases
(non - tubercular) 3
13. Osteomyelitis —
14. Not Classified 5
15. Non-orthopaedic 1
16. No Active Disease 15
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Orthopædic Clinic Report for 1944.
During 944 there has been a fall in the number attending
the Clinic, but this is not at all surprising when one remembers
the Flying Bomb period from June to September.
It is noticeable that there has been a steady decline in
recent years of the number of cases of rachitic deformities
referred to the Orthopaedic Clinic, evidence of the good done
at the Infant Welfare Centres, particularly during these war
years. On the other hand, the number of children suffering
from postural defects of the spine and from foot defects has
remained almost unchanged, if anything, increasing slightly. As
far as foot defects are concerned, this state of affairs is due
Partly to the poor types and quality of shoes available for
children at the present time. For these foot defects and for
many other conditions, electric treatment is often very beneficial
and the recent decision of the Committee, at my suggestion,
Purchase a combined electric table will enable the masseuse,
Miss Dodge, to treat a larger number of patients more
efficiently (Signed) J. H. CHOLMELEY, F.R.C.S.