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treatment of minor ailments; one of them is also in charge of
the Aural Clinic. Each nurse is responsible for the followingup
of children attending her clinic, for the cleanliness of the
scholars attending the schools which feed her clinic, and for any
visits to those schools besides those for head inspections. In
addition to these duties, two of the school nurses attend in turn
at the Routine Medical Inspection to assist the Medical Officer.
The fourth nurse is employed mainly on dental work, assisted
by a clerk.

TREATMENT CLINICS.
Minor Ailment Clinics are held at the three centres. The
Assistant School Medical Officer attends one clinic each week
at each centre. In addition, the school nurses hold a daily clinic
at each of the three centres. Every new case attending the nurses'
clinics during the week is seen by the Assistant School Medical
Officer at her next visit.
The number of children that attended the minor ailment
clinics during 1933 was 3335 and the total number of attendances
was 22171. The average attendance at the nurses' clinics was
38 (i.e., 114 per day for the three clinics). At the School Medical
Officer's Clinic the average attendance was 44.
All children leaving school are given a medical examination
early during their last term, so that defects may be remedied
before they leave. The result of this examination is entered
upon a special card which is sent to the Juvenile Employment
Committee.
Table IV. gives in detail the diseases dealt with at the Minor
Ailment Clinics.
Tonsils and Adenoids.—During the year 467 cases were seen at
the clinics and referred for treatment, and 233 cases were kept
under observation. Of these 224 were operated on under the