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Children who failed to commence treatment:—
(a) Non co-operation of parents 15
(ft) Domestic difficulties, i.e., too young
to attend alone, and parents unable to
accompany children 4
Reasons for "discharged improved": either leaving school or leaving
the district.
Minor Ailments Clinics.
These sessions have become even more populous and popular
than before, and have been run from three of our Municipal Medical
Centres in such a way that at least one clinic has been in action on
every weekday throughout the year (Bank Holidays excepted).
Penicillin cream and tablets continued to show their value,
but were not used to the exclusion of older remedies, nor as a panacea.
Scabies notification, and treatment of families as a unit, have
undoubtedly contributed towards the continued reduction in the
numbers of new cases, but there continues to remain a doubt on the
question of whether the re-infestations are not due to young factory
workers who remain by far the most difficult section of our community
to get and keep under control. However, the co-operation of health
staff, and school teacher has ensured that none of the young children
have reached a stage of severe secondary infection before receiving
treatment, and it has not been found necessary to invoke the aid of
the Scabies Order, 1940.
Continued effort is made to take advantage of new developments
in treatment for minor ailments, having Regard to the great wastage
in time, which occurs from children suffering from minor ailments
having to attend treatment centres. Development in the use of