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Rheumatism Supervisory Centre
Fortnightly sessions continue to be held at the paediatric department of the
Prince of Wales's General Hospital under the direction of Dr. Ian M. Anderson,
M.D., P.R.C.P., consultant paediatrician. There was a sharp fall in the number
of new cases seen during the year, from 29 in 1956 57 to 9 in 1957/58. Of the
nine new cases seen, six were female and three male and of the total, four were
cases of congenital heart disease.
196 children remain on the register of the supervisory centre and of these
91 made 174 attendances, while in addition a number were seen in the ordinary
paediatric out-patient sessions. These 196 cases are classified as follows:-
Rheumatic fever
61
Rheumatic carditis
40
Rheumatic fever with chorea
1
Rheumatic carditis with chorea
5
Chorea - uncomplicated
5
Rheumatic arthritis
5
Congenital heart lesions
57
Rheumatic pains
1
Other cases
21
196
96 males
100 females
Ear, Nose and Throat Clinics
The visiting Aural Surgeon (Dr. F.P.M. Clarke) reports that the usual weekly
sessions of the ear, nose and throat clinics have been held at Park Lane Medical
Centre, Tottenham and at the Town Hall Centre, Homsey. The procedure at these
clinics as regards administration, treatment and recommendations, has followed
along the customary lines adopted in the past and discussed in previous Annual
Reports.
Age and Sex Distribution of Cases
M F Total
Under 5 years 4 6 10
5 -10 years 2 5 7
6 11 17
M F Total
Cerebral palsy - educable or probably educable 2 4 6
Cerebral palsy with deafness " " - 1 1
Cerebral palsy - ineducable or probably ineducable 3 3
10
Mental defect with minor motor lesion 2 3 5
Post T.B. meningitis - psychological 1 - 1
Minor motor defect - probably normal 1 1
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