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207 cases were discharged from the Orthopaedic Clinic, 143 as cured.
15 due to absence and were kept under observation at school, 38 were
showing improvement and were kept under observation at school, 11 cases
left school or left the district.
Minor Orthopaedic Defects.
Dr. F. E. O'Connor Wilson, one of the school medical officers, has
under supervision and attends weekly one of the following Clinics conducted
by the Physiotherapist:—
Exercises
Massage
Sunlight
and she reports as follows: —
" REMEDIAL EXERCISES
The clinics for remedial exercises and physiotherapy continued
to be very busy during the year 1956. Clinics are held at two centres
—Mayesbrook Clinic and Newbury Hall—and cover 6 or 7 sessions
a week.
Cases were divided into groups for treatment according to the
defect to be remedied. Where children were unable to practise the
exercises at home following demonstration by the physiotherapist, they
were asked to attend classes of group instruction. Mothers accompany
the children in some instances with the older children, and always
with the younger ones. Their interest and co-operation is helpful to
the children and encouraging to the patient instructor. There were
189 new cases during the year and total attendances numbered 1,716.
All cases are periodically reviewed by the doctor who discharges
them when the defect is cured or further treatment is unnecessary.
ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT TREATMENT
There were 25 new cases for Ultra-Violet Ray treatment during
the year. The total attendances were 698. In some instances a break
in the continuity of treatment prolongs the attendance at the clinic
as the course must be restarted following absence. Children are
reviewed quarterly by the doctor and discharged when improved."