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The work done during the calendar year is shown in the
following table compiled from information kindly supplied by
Miss D. Carter:—
First Attendances
of New Cases.
Re-attendances.
Grand
Total.
Under
1 yr
1-5 yrs.
Total.
Under
1 yr.
1-5 yrs.
Total.
1949
488
64
552
8,855
2,622
11,477
12,029
1948
596
70
666
10,028
2,923
12,951
13,617
1947
697
64
761
11,074
3,353
14,427
15,188
1946
690
79
769
9,631
2,988
12,619
13,388
1945
545
55
600
7,211
2,348
9,559
10,159
1944
421
39
460
6,140
1,903
8,043
8,503
A total of 108 children were immunised during the year at
"Brookscroft."
Summary of Attendances at all Welfare Clinics
First Attendances.
Re-attendances.
Grand
Total.
Under
1 year
of age.
1-5
years
of age.
Total.
Under
1 year
of age.
1-5
years
of age.
Total.
Local Authority
Scheme
1,276
293
1,569
20,215
20,855
41,070
42,639
Brookscroft
488
64
552
8,855
2,622
11,477
12,029
Total 1949
1,764
357
2,121
29,070
23,477
52,547
54,668
TREATMENT
(a) Orthopædic.—The facilities provided by the Education
Authority's Orthopaedic Scheme are available for all children
attending the Welfare Centres.
Miss Garratt, C.S.P., has kindly furnished the following
information with respect to children under five years of age:—
Defects Seen at Orthopaedic Clinic in Children Under
Five Years of Age
Anterior Poliomyelitis 6 Torticollis 17
Scoliosis, Lordosis, Kyphosis 7 Cerebellar Ataxia 1
Rickets—(a) Genu Varum 24 Spina Bifida 1
(b) Genu Valgum 55 Achondroplasia 1
Pes Piano Valgus 65 Digitus Varus 2
Spastic Paralysis 4 Congenital Defects 13
Progressive Muscular Miscellaneous 6
Atrophy 1
Talipes—
(a) Equino Varus 7
(b) Calcaneo Valgus 24 Total 235
(c) Pes Cavus 1