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With the permission of Mr. F. Evans, M.A., M.B.E., Chief
Education Officer, I am placing on record, in this report, a
precis of an article contributed by him to the September issue
of the "Town & County Councillor," which, to my mind
fully describes the functions of our new clinic.
The Clinic at Bedonwell Hill is in the vicinity of extensive
housing estates which have grown up very rapidly within the
last three years or so.
The central clinic in the town was too far away from this
growing section of the urban district but, in addition to the
actual requirements of the medical inspection and treatment of
school children, it was clearly necessary to provide accommodation
for ante-natal and child welfare work, including dental
treatment and the issue of auxiliary foods and milk.
The following photographs and plan will clearly illustrate
the description.
The plan shows the layout, and it will be seen that provision
has been made for a suitable circulation of patients and
parents.
When the clinic is used as a maternity and child welfare
clinic, the mothers bring their perambulators into the pram
shelter indicated on the plan. In the pram shelter also are
cloakrooms for both visitors and nursing staff, these being fitted
with hot and cold water lavatories, radiators and water closets.
M irrors and a good supply of towels are provided.
Three Purpose Waiting Room.
The waiting room was purposely made larger than usual
as its use in connection with the orthopaedic scheme was anticipated.
It has large windows on two sides, one set being of
the French type and made to open on to a crazy-paved terrace
leading to the lawn.
In the walls and in the ferro-concrete beams of the ceiling
have been included fittings for the attachment of gymnastic
equipment to be used in the remedial exercises prescribed and
provided for children who come under the orthopaedic scheme.
These fittings provide for wall ribstalls of two types, a suspended
beam or boom, swinging rings, head suspension apparatus and
vertical parallel bars.