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(4) The percentage of those actually treated rose from 59.6
to 63.4 per cent. A second opportunity is always given to defaulters.
Orthodontic Cases.
Almost all are treated with appliances at the clinics, only a few
difficult cases being referred to one of the dental hospitals.
General Anaesthesia.
747 administrations of nitrous oxide or trilene, mostly for
infants and younger children.
In addition to the service provided for the school children,
there is, of course, full inspection and treatment for all pre-school,
ante-natal and nursing mothers in the Borough.
Orthopaedic Clinics.
Attendances.
Number of new cases dealt with during the year 284
Total number of children treated during the year 420
Total number of treatments during the year 2,861
Total number of children examined by Orthopaedic
Surgeon this year 305
Total number of examinations by the Orthopaedic
Surgeon this year 611
Schedule of New Defects.
(1)* Congenital defects 28
(2)* Birth injuries 1
(3)* Rickety deformities 2
(4)* Knock-knees (non-rickety) 26
(5)* Postural defects of the spine 21
(6)* Structural curvature of the spine 6
(7)* Flat feet, footstrain, etc. 60
(8)* Infantile paralysis 7
(9)* Sequelae of acute fevers 1
(10)* Fractures and other injuries 5
(11)* T.B. joints 1