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Total number of treatments 6,430
Average number of attendances per session 14.7
Number of sessions held:—
Inspections 13
Treatment 437
Total number of visits by Instrument Maker 14
Admission to Orsett Hospital 1
Operation performed—Arthrodesis of Foot.
Defects seen at Orthopaedic Clinic in Children under 6 years of age:—
Rickets—
Genu Varum 44
Genu Valgum 60
Pes Planus Valgus 26
Spastic Paralysis 5
Talipes—
Equino Varus 11
Calcaneo Valgus 8
Scoliosis 3
Torticollis 12
Congenital Dislocation of Hip 2
Digitus Varus 1
Congenital Defects 15
Miscellaneous 6
(v) Mental Deficiency: Ascertainment.—Ascertainment has
proceeded along the lines detailed in previous years.
Certification.—The school medical officer and one of the
assistant school medical officers are recognised by the Board of
Education as certifying officers.
A summary of the work done under this heading during the year
is given below:—
To remain at ordinary school 4
To attend special class in ordinary school 4
To remain in Open Air School 1
To attend Special School 6
Ineducable 5
Imbecile 3
To be seen again in six months 2
To go to Residential School 4
To leave school 4
School for Mentally Defective Children.—Miss R. E. A. Lock,
the Teacher in Charge, reports as follows:—
During the current year the school has averaged 40 on roll.
Ages range from 6 years to 15 years plus, and I.Q's from 46 to 78.
Six boys and three girls have left during the year and most are
in full-time employment.