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TREATMENT
(a) Orthopaedic.—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 5
Scoliosis, Lordosis, Kyphosis 2
Rickets—(a) Genu Varum 22
(b) Genu Valgum 33
Pes Piano Valgus 38
Spastic Paralysis 4
Progressive Muscular
Atrophy 1
Talipes—
(a) Equino Varus 5
(b) Calcaneo Valgus 12
(c) Mid Tarsal Varus 1
Torticollis 8
Spina Bifida 1
Digitus Varu 1
Congenital Defects 5
Miscellaneous 2
Total 140
(b) Sunlight.—325 ultra-violet light treatments were given
during the year.
(c) Dental.—Mr. L. W. Elmer, L.D.S., Senior Dental Officer,
reports as follows :—
“An effort was made this year to treat the “ priority
group of expectant and nursing mothers and the dental staff
examined more than double those seen last year.
“With the present limited staff this meant that fewer
children under five were treated.
“I am even more strongly of the opinion that the true
order of priority should be :—
(a) pre-school children.
(b) school children.
(c) adolescents.
“ If circumstances permitted these categories to be treated
systematically, I am convinced that the expectant mother, much
to her benefit and, incidentally, her relief, would need little
or no dental attention."