[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough.
- Newport (Wales). County Council.
- Date:
- 1950
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Operative and conservative treatment is carried out at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Cardi®, and at Crossways Convalescent Home. Owing to the shortage of beds in these hospitals there is a lengthy waiting list, and a very considerable delay in the admission of cases. Six sessions weekly are provided for the treatment of patieTils l>v massage and remedial exercises. This treatment is given by a masseuse in the employ of the Regional Hospital Board. All appliances are manufactured at the Prince of Wales Hospital. Special hoots have been made at the Prince of Wales Hospital or by one of the firms under contract with the Regional Hospital Board—as have all necessary alterations to boots. Artificial Limbs are supplied by the Ministry of Pensions. Diiring the year Mr. Parker held d sessions at the Clinic in New])ort Patients Admitted into the Prince of Wales Hospital Children under 5 years of age ... ... ... ... ... d School children ... ... ... . . ... ... ... 7 Classific.'Ition of New Cases Maternity and Child Welfare Cases School Children Genu Valgum ... d5 Flat Fee 102 Talipes ... 4 Curvature of Spine ... 22 Calcaneo Yalous ... 187 Genu Valgum di Rickets ... 10 Hammer Toes Id Metatarsus Varus ... 46 Calcaneo Valgus 9d Curvature ... 8 Pes Cavus ... ... ... di Torticollis ... 17 Hallux Rigidus 4 Flat Feet ... 19 Synovitis Knee 1 Hammer Toes ... 8 Congenital Dislocation of Hi]) 2 S])astic 1 Anterior Poliomyelitis (old Amyotonia Congenita ... 2 cases) d Erb Huchenne Paralysis ... 2 Metatarsus Varus 7 Injuries ... d Perthe’s Disease 1 No abnormality found ... 41 Hemiplegia 1 Congenital Abnormality 2 Talipes Congenital Abnormalities ... o 4 Other Conditions ... ... lo Nothing Abnormal fo\ind on Examination ... ... d7 d7() d85](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28866915_0026.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
