[Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1921
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Credit: [Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CASES TREATED AT SHROPSHIRE ORTHOPA]'DIC HOSPITAL IN 19.^1. Disease. Cases ])aid for bv the County Council. Cases not paid for by the Count}’ Council. Child cuIo.sis £ Welfare, Tuber- md School Cases. Child ^ culosis a tVelfare, ' nd Schoo 'uber- Cases. Under 5 5 to 14 Over 14 Under 5 5 to 14 Over 14 Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints .. 10 30 59 I 2 4 Tubercular Peritonitis , , I , , I Poliom3mlitis .. 6 27 I 3 6 Rickets 16 7 3 . , , , Knock Knees , , 4 , , 2 Scoliosis « . 9 5 I Kyphosis • • . . • . 1 Round Back and Shoulders.. , , 12 6 Congenital Deformities 5 6 2 3 I Flat Feet , , ■» v) 2 4 Club Feet and Claw Feet 5 I 2 7 Osteo-Arthritis , , , , 3 Osteomyelitis I 2 . . Disseminated Sclerosis - • • « I Spastic Paraplegia .. 3 4 2 I • • Other Paralysis 3 3 • « I Septic Wounds • . • . , 2 Fractures and Dislocations .. 3 6 I 7 Mal-united Fracture I I ' Other Accidents 2 I 7 ' Other Diseases I 4 I 4 48 125 59 10 28 53 232 91 Total 323 The importance of early treatment in Poliomyelitis is so great that arrangements have been made for a specially trained nurse to be sent, on receipt of a wire, to help the medical practitioner and afterwards to get the patient to the ho.spital if necessary. Analysing this table it will be seen that of the cases paid for by the County Council 100 were due to tuberculosis and were dealt with under that scheme ; 38 were non-tuberculous children under five years, and were dealt with under the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme ; and 94 were non-tuberculous school children and were dealt with under the scheme for the treatment of school children. The average number of beds occupied by the three groups were— Tuberculosis .. ., .. .. 44 Child Welfare .. .. .. .. 10 School .. .. .. .. .. 21