[Report 1928] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council.

  • Radnorshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1928
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Credit: [Report 1928] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    13 12 25 26 76 [2] 1—5 years Total number of atten- dances of children 128 95 359 190 772 ♦Doctor in attendance at each meeting at Knighton, 8 out of 12 meetings at Howey, 13 out of 24 meetings at Llandrindod Wells, and 11 out of 12 meetings at Presteigne. Useful work is being carried out at the various centres. A larger attendance of infants 1—5 is desired. This matter was referred to on page 16, Annual Report for 1926. During the year, cards giving particulars in regard to the Infant Welfare Centres in the County, were distributed to the Post Offices and Sub. Post Offices in the County. Artificial Light Clinic—During the first and second quar- ters of the year, treatment was carried out in connection with the Llandrindod Wells Centre, at the Baths, High St. Alto- gether 1 1 children were treated (4 boys and 7 girls), the ages being as follows :—5 under 1 year, 3, 4, 6, 10 and 11 months, and 6 aged 1 year (2), 2(1), 3 vears (3) respectively. The infants suffered from the following Diseases :—Rickets 4, Prematurity 2, Anaemia 2, Debility 2 and Cyanosis 1. The total attendances were 126; the average varying from 9 to 14 times; treatment was carried out 3 times weekly. A mercury vapour lamp was used. Doctors Murray & Goulden, who supervised the treatment, reported that the improvement in most of the infants was rather striking. The premature babies made good progress, in one case the increase in weight was 5 lbs. at the end of treatment, the initial weight being t>|lbs, The case of Cyanosis also improved a good deal, the condition extended from the legs up to the knees and elbows, and at the end of treatment was confined to the soles of the feet. ORTHOPAEDIC SCHEME. On pages 25 and 26 of my Annual School Report for 1927, I referred to the County Scheme : There were 5 new cases (2 boys and 3 girlsj, total attendan- ces 33 (Llandrindod Wells Centre 25, Hereford 8) and 4 old cases (boys), total attendances 34 (Llandrindod Wells Centre 31, Craven Arms 3). Of the new cases, a boy7, 8 weeks suffered from Congenital Club Foot, a boy and girls [twins] aged 1 year 6 months from Rickets [bowing of legs], and a girl 1 year, from Talipes quinus. In connection with the old cases the defects were Paralysis 2 [Spinal Paraplegia and Cerebial Diplega], Congenital Flat Foot [1] and Torticollis [1],