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Brookfield Hospital. Miss Lewis has kindly contributed the following
report and statistics relating to the work of the Walthamstow
Branch during 1937:—
"The number of children referred to us in 1937 dropped back
to the figure for 1931, and not since that year until 1937 has there
been any decrease in the number sent away for convalescent home
treatment. It is satisfactory to report that we sent away 89 fewer
children than last year. More children under 5 were referred to us.
"An outstanding feature of our statistics is that we have dealt
with about 50 fewer children suffering from anaemia and debility.
This may be partly due to the fact that many such children have
been admitted to the Open-Air School, but a study of our figures
over the last few years indicates that they appear to have been
largely affected by industrial conditions. It should be noted that
fewer children have been referred by Hospitals, etc., as well as
school medical officers.
"A drop in the cases referred from the rheumatism clinic has
to be recorded. Only 36 went away, as against 60 in 1936.
"There were more orthopaedic cases last year, both over and
under five. There were many less chest cases under five. The
excess in 1936 was due, I think, to the measles epidemic, when so
many children had pneumonia with it.