[Report 1937] / School Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.

  • Leeds City Council
Date:
1937
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    Orthopaedic. In addition, special Audiometer sessions have been held, mostly at Blenheim Walk, but in a few cases the instrument has been taken to schools and this practice will be increased this year. No complete survey of the hearing has yet been possible, as it is important that the information given by the apparatus shall be correctly interpreted, and consequently much time has been spent on children with known defective hearing. I his point will be referred to again in later pages. Orthopaedic Report, 1937. Number of Children examined by the Orthopaedic Surgeon :— New Cases 198 {368) Re-inspections .. 1.020 (906) Number of Children recommended for :— (a) Operative Treatment 39 (39) (b) Surgical Appliances 123 {152) (c) Remedial Treatment IO4 {132) Number of Children treated under the Committee’s Scheme :— (a) Operative Treatment IO (b) Surgical Appliances | 110 (236) t (c) Remedial Treatment 96 {124) Children Discharged as cured 13!) U43) Number of Cases sent to a Country Hospital . . 3 [2] There are two children at present in a Country Hospital The figures in brackets are those for 1936. * While the Education Committee accepted responsibility for payment for 10 operations—with parental contributions according to Scale—the total number of admissions to the Infirmary arranged through the Orthopaedic Scheme was 28. Of these, 15 were through the auspices of the Leeds Work¬ people’s Hospital Fund, and one each through the L.M.S. Railway Hospital Fund, the Bradfoxal Dyers’ Association Flospital Fund, and the Clayton Hospital Contributory Fund. f In 58 cases appliances were supplied free of charge or the parents were allowed to refund the whole or part of the cost by instalments. 55 children were X-Rayed at the Leecls General Infirmary. New Cases in 1937 were classified :— Rickets Curvature of Spine Paralysis Tuberculosis . . .. .... Others 54 22 7 5 110