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The total attendances during the year were 34,400, being an average of 112
a day for 307 days. During the summer holidays, the number dwindles to
about 40 a day: the greatest number is usually on Wednesday, when
frequently 180 attendances are made, and the three nurses are fully occupied :
the three nurses are at the clinic also on Saturday morning: on the other
four mornings there are two.
In June, the Education Committee introduced the following charges:—
(1) Free treatment in those cases where the weekly income, after
deducting rent, does not exceed the following allowances:—
£ s. d.
Parents:—Father 1 0 0
Mother 0 12 0
each Child 060
(2) If the family income be in excess of this:—
Free treatment for the first two weeks.
1/- for a longer period up to three months.
2/- „ „ „ six „
Tonsils and Adenoids.—The operative treatment of these cases have
been carried out at the Prince of Wales' Hospital, Tottenham, the charge to
the Committee being 10/- per case.
The Council's ambulance takes the patients home, and the school nurse
visits them the next day.
The charge to parents introduced this year is 5/- per case to those parents
whose income is in excess of the scale just mentioned, free to others.
Tuberculosis.—Details regarding those children suffering from active
tuberculosis, pulmonary and non-pulmonary, are given in Table III.
Close co-operation exists between the School Medical Service and the
Tuberculosis Dispensary. Dr. Evans, who is in charge of the latter, takes a
keen interest in the children brought to his notice, and keeps under careful
observation those with doubtful signs. There appears to be no difficulty in
getting sanatorium treatment for those children who require it.