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Total examinations made by the Surgeon 742
Total number of cases discharged by the Surgeon 143
Average number of examinations made per session 53
Number of treatments given 2,382
Number of attendances for after-care . 2,342
Number of ultra-violet light treatments 3,141
Total number of treatments 7,865
Average number of attendances per session 17.7
Number of sessions held—Inspections 14
Treatment 445
Total number of visits by Instrument Maker 4
Admissons to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children 9
Admissions to Black Notley 11
Operations performed 22
Defects seen at Orthopaedic Clinic in Children under 5 years of age:—
Anterior Poliomyelitis 7
Scoliosis, Lordosis, Kyphosis 1
Rickets—(a) Genu Varum 27
(6) Genu Valgum 58
Pes Piano Valgus 47
Spastic Paralysis 6
Progressive Muscular Atrophy 1
Osteo Genesis Imperfecta 1
Talipes—(a) Equino Varus 8
(b) Calcaneo Valgus 24
Torticollis 6
Achondroplasia 1
Congenital Dislocation of the Hip 1
Digitus Varus 1
Congenital Defects 13
Miscellaneous 15
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(v) School for the Educationally Sub-Normal.—Miss R. E.
A. Lock, Head Teacher of the School for Educationally Sub-Normal
Children, reports as follows:—
The number on roll during the year averaged 58, with intelligence
quotients ranging from 46 to 75.
Nine boys left during the year—four were transferred to residential
schools, one returned to normal school on six months trial, one
was excluded as ineducable, and three proceeded to full-time
employment. Of the four girls who left, two removed to another
area and two are now employed in local factories.
During the year H.M. Inspector visited the school.