[Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, Grays Thurrock U.D.C.

  • Grays Thurrock (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1935
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Credit: [Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, Grays Thurrock U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (v.) ORTHOPEDIC TREATMENT. The Orthopaedic Scheme is carried out in conjunc- tion with the Urban district of Tilbury, the Rural District of Orsett, and the Essex County Council. The Orthopaedic Surgeon appointed, Mr. 13. Whitchurch Howell, F.R.C.S., visits the district at frequent intervals. After-care is carried out by an Orthopaedic Masseuse three times weekly, at a specially equipped Clinic in Grays. Massage, after-care, remedial exercises, &c., are provided at the After-care Clinic and cases requiring hospital treatment are sent by the Local Authority or, in the case of children over the age of 5 years, by the County Council, to the Queen’s Hospital, Hackney Road, London, E., the Cheyne Hospital, Chelsea, or to Brookfield Hospital, Walthamstow. Orthopedic Ascertainment Clinic. E.C.C. Grays. U.D. Tilbury. u.d: Orsett. R.D. Total No. on Register, 1/1/35 .. 259 24 79 19 381 ,, Discharged as cured ... 29 9 21 7 66 ,, ,, other reasons 18 11 14 2 45 ,, of New Cases reported ... 58 14 14 1 87 ,, on Register, 31/12/35 ... 270 18 58 11 357 ,, Treated in Hospital ... * 4 — — — 4 Orthopedic After-Care Clinic. Grays. E.C.C. U.D. Tilbury. U.D. Orsett R.D. Total No. on Register at 1/1/35 .. 296 40 86 42 461 ,, Discharged as cured .. 146 10 18 10 184 ,, ,, other reasons .. 76 4 17 6 103 ,, of New cases reported .. 192 2 15 5 214 ,, on Register at 31/12/35 .. 286 28 46 31 391 Nature of Treatment Received. Grays. Tilbury. E.C.C U.D. U.D. Orsett. R.D. Total Exercises ... 27 — — 27 Massage & Muscle Re-education 2 — — — 2 Wedges and After-care ... 260 19 40 26 345 Breathing Exercises ... 6 — 4 — 10 Supervision of Appliances... 20 2 6 — 28
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