[Report 1923] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire Council
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TREATMENT AT THE SHROPSHIRE ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL. Disease., Cases paid for by the County Council. Cases not paid for by the County Council. Child W( and dfare, Tuberculosis School Cases. Child We Schoo] Ifare, Tuberculosis, and other Cases. Under 5 5 to 14 Over 14 Under 5 5 to 14 Over 14 Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints 12 30 53 • • I ; 4 Tuberculous Peritonitis .. I » * • • ^ • • Poliomyelitis 4 12 I 5 2 Rickets 14 3 * • I • • • • Knock Knee • • I • • • • Scoliosis • • 6 • • 2 9 Kypho-Lordosis • • 2 .. • • I I Congenital Deformities 2 • • • • » • • • Flat Foot .. • • 2 • • I I 3 Club Foot and Claw Foot 2 7 I 2 4 Osteo-Arthritis .. • • • • I Osteomyelitis I • • • • 3 Osteo-chondritis .. • • 2 • • Epiphysitis • • I • • , * Arthritis • • I I 4 Spastic Paraplegia 2 3 I • • • • Other Paralysis I 4 .. 3 I Fractures and Dislocations 3 3 3 9 Functional Foot • • I Torticollis .. 2 I Hammer Toes I • • Round Shoulders and Flat Feet I • • Fibro lipoma of back I • • Periostitis . . • * I Other Accidents • • I I 7 Other Diseases 2 2 • • • • 7 43 86* i 53 5 20t 58 182 83 '' • ^ -'' * Includes 5 Shrewsbury School Children. Total 265 t Includes 8 Shrewsbury School children. In all 265 cases have been treated at the Hospital, compared with 240 in 1922. So far as we are aware all the cases really needing treatment have been dealt with. This is very satisfactory. It is our constant endeavour to get the cases treated as early as possible.