[Report 1936] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council.

  • West Sussex (England). County Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Three cases were receiving In-patient treatment at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital at the commencement of the year and 17 cases were admitted, and 6 re-admitted to the Hospital during the year ; 18 of these cases were discharged, leaving 8 still under treatment at the end of the year. The cases admitted were as follows :—Deformity of foot, 11 ; Old Infantile Paralysis, 8; Osteomyelitis, 1 ; Deformity of Spine, 1; Wry Neck, 1 ; Rickets, 1. Also, one case received treatment at the Brighton Borough San atorium. Special boots or other appliances were supplied in 24 cases. Twenty-five cases were X-rayed during the year. The treatment received by tuberculous children is referred to in paragraph 9 (c). The following statement is a summary of the cases treated by Miss Maynard, Orthopaedic Nurse :— Total No. No. of No. of No. of Different of Cases. New Cases. Attendances. Places Visited. 276 (42) 177 (33) 3451 (582) 57 (37) Figures in brackets refer to children under school age. (i) Other Defects.—Under this heading are included Anaemia 14, Bronchitis 39, Pulmonary Tuberculosis 3, Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis 11. The Education Committee are not responsible for the treatment, but in all instances it will be understood that these cases have been supervised, and pressure brought upon the parents to secure such treatment as would seem to be helpful, though not necessarily definitely curative, as some of the conditions are not amenable to any form of treatment. (j) Diseases of the Ear.—During the year 14 special clinics for Diseases of the Ear were held at Chichester and Brighton, and 120 children attended. The following table summarises the work done and treatment carried out.