[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council.
- Radnorshire (Wales). County Council.
- Date:
- 1938
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Orthopaedic Scheme. The Scheme established in 1927 in connection with the Shropshire Orthopaedic Hospital. This covers children under school age, school children and adults. Clinics are held fortnightly at Llandrindod Wells, and arrangements exist for patients to be seen also at Leominster, Hereford, Newtown and Craven Arms. Full details of the scheme were given in the Annual Report for 1927, on pages 25 and 26. Children under School Age.—There were five new cases (4 males, 1 female) during the year. Llandrindod Wells (2 males), Newtown (2 males), Hereford (1 female). Total number of attendances of new cases was 22. 4 old cases [1 male 3 females] presented themselves for treatment at Llandrindod Wells making a total of 20 attend- ances. One old case attended at Craven Arms on one occasion. Of the new cases the defects were as follows :—Bowing of legs 2, flat foot 1, talipes equino varus 1, amputation of leg 1. Of the old cases the defects were as follows :—Bowing of legs 1, flat foot 1, calcaneo valgus 1, shortening of leg 1. unable to walk [mongolian imbecile] 1. ADULTS.—There were 6 new cases [4 males, 2 female6]- 4 attended at Llandrindod Wells, 1 at Newtown and 1 at o, Craven Arms. The total number of attendances were 16 [Llandriiut * Wells 7, N ewtown 8, and Craven Arms 1]. Fourteen o! '■ cases presented themselves for treatment, 11 [5 males, 6 fe- males] at Llandrindod Wells, 1 male at Craven Arms, - female at Leominster and 1 male at Hereford. Total numlr ' of attendances 78.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28874924_0031.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
