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At the present time there is a waiting list of approximately one
month for new cases and nine months for re-inspections, except
for those marked as urgent and to be seen within a specified time.
The work of the Eye Clinic has increased tremendously in
recent years, especially as so many out of district children attend
Bromley schools and have to be seen at this Clinic.
ORTHOPTIC CLINIC.
During the past year 1.396 treatments have been given and
249 sessions held.
These figures are lower than for the year 1952. and this is
unfortunately due to prolonged absence due to illness of the
Orthoptist and the difficulty experienced in obtaining the services
of a locum.
At the present time there is a small waiting list for both new
cases and treatments.
EAR, NOSE AND THROAT DEFECTS.
Two hundred and fifty children received operative treatment
in hospitals for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis. One child received
operative treatment for mastoid.
In addition to the above. 150 children received other forms of
treatment at the school clinics and as outpatients at the hospitals.
ORTHOPÆDIC CLINIC.
I am indebted to Mr. K. F. Hulbert. F.R.C.S.. for the following
report on this Clinic:—
"The Orthopaedic clinics have continued at Bromley on the
first and third Friday afternoon of every month. Attendances are
about the same, but we have felt during the last year that considerable
assistance could be given us from the physical training
departments at schools. The treatment of poor posture is a
question of re-education and this means daily treatment. As eight
per cent. of the cases referred are from girls in the secondary
schools, it is obvious that if there has to be any concentration of
effort it should be in these schools. For a girl with poor posture
to spend one lesson a week in the gymnasium doing routine
exercises in the wrong posture is not only a waste of time, but is
undoing whatever good may be done at the Physiotherapy clinic.
It is therefore suggested that these children should receive more
than their usual quota of attention, and what they really should
have is daily supervision at school, in the art of standing and
walking correctly. There has been no material change in the type
of cases seen this year.
Once again I wish to thank my physiotherapist. Mr. Taylor,
for all his careful treatment and also for his enthusiasm."