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108
Genu- valgum 36
Outward curvature of tibia 46
Congenital calc valgus 2
Hammer-toe 2
Infantile paralysis 3
Other defects 23
Total 112
Arrangements have also been made for the attendance four
times a week of a qualified Orthopaedic Masseuse for the purpose
of carrying out the orthopaedic treatment and remedial exercises
recommended by the Surgeon.
The Masseuse attended on 152 occasions, when 112 children
received treatment. The children made a total of 309 attendances.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—During the year 1923 arrange
ments were made with the Metropolitan Asylums Board for the
reception at their St. Margaret's Hospital of cases of Ophthalmia
Neonatorum from the Ilford District, details of which were printed
in the report for 1923. The L.C.C. is now the authority controlling
St. Margaret's Hospital.
Two cases were admitted to St. Margaret's Hospital during the
year under the above arrangements.
One case reoovered without any impairment of vision, the other
case sustained a slight nebulo, of the left eye.
Treatment of Minor Ailments.—Children suffering from
simple dietetic ailments are treated at the Infant AVelfare Centres.
164 belts and 17 trusses have been supplied to infants suffering
from hernia during the year 1931. A certain number of infants
were brought to the Public Health Offices to receive treatment for
minor ailments.
Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford, has undertaken since the
1st January, 1921, to carry out operative treatment for enlarged