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Provision of Surgical Appliances.— Sixty-eight 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 2 pairs
Talipes splint 1 ,,
Wedges, valgus pads and stiffening to boots 1 ,,
Minor alterations to ordinary boots and shoes 64 ,,
Surgical Operations.— During the year two children under
school age were admitted to hospital and the following operations
were performed by Mr. Whitchurch Howell:—
Manipulation digit 1 hand R. and L. with plaster 1
„ foot with plaster (3) 2
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 34 pre-school children, who made 58 attendances for
examination and treatment.
The ophthalmic defects found in these 34 children were:—
Myopic astigmatism 2
Hypermetropia 3
'Hypermetropic astigmatism 3
Hypermetropia with squint 9
Squint only 7
Anisometropia 1
The following forms of treatment were recommended :—
Spectacles supplied 19
Spectacles not prescribed 12
Squint referred to Orthoptic Clinic 3
Artificial Sunlight Treatment.
Number of cases treated—Infants 89
Number of cases treated—Adults 2
Total number of attendances 1,822