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but it is always necessary to impress on the mothers when such
treatment is first suggested, that rapid improvement cannot follow
after a few attendances. Without the co-operation and interest of
the mothers it is impossible to obtain any benefit from this
treatment.
Institutions.
Hospitals for children under 5 years. Children under five
years of age who require hospital treatment can be admitted to
St. Mary's Hospital, Plaistow, or to the Children's Hospital,
Balaam Street, Plaistow. The admissions to St. Mary's Hospital
are chiefly of acute medical and surgical cases.
At the Children's Hospital the Council retain a ward of 16
cots, which is supervised by the Senior Assistant Medical Officer
for maternity and child welfare. Cases are admitted to this ward
from the various infant welfare centres, those admitted mainly
requiring prolonged treatment for such conditions as marasmus,
rickets, and the dietetic disturbances of infancy. In addition, at
this hospital four beds are reserved for young children who require
in-patient orthopaedic treatment, while there are also facilities in
the out-patient department of the hospital for the treatment of less
serious deformities common to this age, viz. torticollis, bow-legs,
knock-knees, and slight talipes.
Arrangements for dealing with children requiring treatment
for nose and throat or ear conditions, are in force at Queen
Mary's Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital.
The number of admissions to these institutions are shown
in Table XIII.