[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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![Total Attendances Medical Sessions Massage Infants 442 137 Children 1,701 105 School Children 2,406 2,077 4,549 2,319 Applium-es were supplied to 14 seliool cliildreu aud -3 to eliildreu uuder 5 _years of age. Special alterations were made to boots in a very large numl)er of cases either at the Prince of Wales Hospital, (Jardiif, or by one of the firms under contract with the itegional Hos])ital Board. 192 Plasters were applied at the Clinic. During' the year the attendances were higher than those in 1949, hut the number of new cases was slightly less. The majority of the ])atients examined were suffering from minor defects only, but the early correction of these detects prevent more serious trouble later in life. Parents are still finding it difficult to obtain good fitting shoes for their children and too often children are found to be wearing shoes of unsuitable size; shoes which aggravate anj^ existing defects aud are liable to produce crippling deformities later on. For the older school girl the shoe question is a particularly difficult one. Large sizes, which would afford them reasonable comfort seem difficult to obtain. The rising cost of shoes and boots has also made it more difficult for the discarding of footwear which is too small aud uncomfortable. Aural and Ophthalmic Treatment Mr. Sutton is in charge of tlie Aural Clinic provided for all children up to 16 years of age and saw 42 cases (53 attendances). lU patients were operated on for Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids. These operations were performed at St. Woolos Hospital. Mr. Robertson, the Ophthalmic Surgeon in charge of the Eye Clinic for all children up to 16 years of age saw 80 new cases and re-tested 64 others. 6 children were operated on for correction of squint—these operations being performed at St. Woolos Hospital.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28866915_0027.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
