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Classification of Patients during Year.
Admissions.
Re-admissions
Rickets
31
2
Malnutrition
30
8
Anaemia
38
5
Cervical Adenitis
8
1
Muscular Weakness
15
3
Delayed Dentition
28
1
Bronchitis
1
-
Curved Tibia
6
2
Nervousness
2
—
Post Pnemonia
1
—
Tubercular Rib
1
—
Genu Valgum
4
—
Post Bronchial
Pneumonia
1
-
Post Infection
Debility
1
-
Post Pneumonia
1
-—
Anorexia
2
—
Arthritis
1
—
Post Pertussis
Debility
1
-
Spastic Diplegia
1
—
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22
Where more than one disease is exhibited by any individual child,
the case is classified under the heading denoting the most important
cause.
In association with the Light Clinic, breathing and Swedish exercises
are taught and massage is given.
The Clinic is in charge of Miss Holland, but those other Health
Visitors who have attended an intensive Course in Light Therapy also
attend certain sessions at the Clinic.
(d) Dental Clinic. The Clinic deals with such expectant and
nursing mothers, and children as are referred from the Welfare Centres.
The Dental Surgeon, Mr. J. Eric Magraw, has furnished me with
the following details of the work in 1931:—
Scalings,
Cases. Extractions. Fillings. Silver Nitrate Gas
etc. Cases.
Mothers 100 227 77 94
Children 61 124 19 91 30
In the case of the fillings for mothers, 52 were amalgam and 25
plastic.