[Report 1931] / School Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council.
- Cumberland County Council
- Date:
- 1931
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1931] / School Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![U) years, when ihe Cripple Scheme was first organised by Di'. K. Fraser) so well combed out for cripples that the major part of the worst cases have been treated, and many of them are now more or less normal individuals. This year more than a nsnal number of patients have been discharged. This is owing to the fact that many of the cases whose treatment has extended over a long period have come to the end of their time, and were ready for discharge; also minor cases snch as flat foot and ])ostnral cases have responded to treatment, and have been discharged cured. There are, however, a larger number of cases being nursed at home on frames (wdiich diminishes the Hospital expenditure for the year by approximately T500). The Post-guide Scheme continues to flourish. Mrs. Selby Chance must again he thanked for her extreme kind¬ ness to the movement in the loan of her grounds for the camp. This year some of the Northumberland post-guides joined the Cumberland camp, which is bringing the two countries into fellowship. The figures for the year are as follows : — Table A. New Cases during 1981 ... ... ... ... ... 16^ Number on Pegister, 1/1/.32 ... ... ... ... 898 Number removed from Register ... ... ... 204 Number on After-care Register ... ... ... 402 ^attendances at After-care Clinics ... ... ... 658 Seen by Consulting Surgeon (not included in above) 6 Appliances applied and renewed ... ... ... 106 Plasters provided at After-care Clinics ... ... 19 Surgical clogs and boots supplied ... ... ... 29 Attendances at Intermediate Clinics... ... ... 550 Number of visits to Homes for After-care work ... 700 Number of plasters put up in Homes ... ... ... 2;)0 (The woi’k of visiting the patients at home is made more difficult owing to the larger areas to be covered. The total mileage covered per vear by the A.C.S. is between 15,000 and 16,000).](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29132411_0023.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
