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79
Defects Seen at Orthopaedic Clinic in Children Under
Five Years of Age
Anterior Poliomyelitis 4 Overlapping Toes 7
Surgical Tuberculosis 1 Perthes Disease 1
Scoliosis, Lordosis, Kyphosis 8 Digitus Varus 1
Genu Varum 22 Arthrogryposis Multiplex
Pes Valgus and Valgus Congenital 1
Ankles 19 Congenital Dislocation or
Torticollis 1 Hip 1
Talipes Other Congenital Defects 3
(a) Calcaneo Valgus 2 Miscellaneous (including
(b) Metatarsus Varus 5 chest conditions).— 6
Total 86
Number of Treatments given— 633.
(b) Sunlight.— Sunlight treatment was given at the Hale End
Clinic to 11 children under 5 years of age for 106 treatments.
(c) Priority Dental Treatment.— The Senior Dental Officer
reports:—
"As forecast last year, the numbers of expectant and nursing
mothers have decreased and with them a small decrease in the
total of young children referred for treatment.
"Once again quite a high proportion of the mothers and
children were in need of conservation work as opposed to extraction
and the provision of dentures. It is of interest that many of the
mothers attending had attended the clinic regularly from school
age and had continued regular inspection and treatment at General
Dental Service sessions during adolescence. These patients
naturally needed very little treatment and have vindicated the
policy of continuing the dental service to school-leavers in their
earlier and dentally critical years."
The number of Dental Sessions have been as follows:—
1955 174
1954 187
The total of expectant and nursing mothers who received
dental treatment during 1955 expressed as a percentage of live
births was 16.6.
The Regional Hospital Board made available the services of
a specialist anaesthetist for three sessions per week.
Towards the end of the year the County Council approved a
proposal that dental staff could volunteer for evening sessions for
the "priority" groups, i.e., expectant and nursing mothers and