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Minor Ailments Treatment.
The Council, as the result of their consideration of Ministry of
Health Circular No. 1550, directed that negotiations be entered
into with the London County Council with a view to the promotion
of temporary schemes for the treatment at St. Giles' and Dulwich
Hospitals of children under five years of age, not attending school,
recommended for sunlight or massage treatment by Medical Officers
of Infant Welfare Centres, and of minor ailments of children in
this age group at L.C.C. School Treatment Centres in the Borough.
At the meeting of the Council in December of the year under
review the London County Council's offer to provide treatment for
children suffering from minor ailments in accordance with the
following scale of charges was accepted.
Charge per child for six
months or part thereof.
Treatment.
s.
d.
Minor ailments, i.e., skin, eyes and ears affections
7
7
Dental, including anaesthetic and extractions
7
2
Eye refraction, but not including the provision of
spectacles
6
6
Tonsils and adenoids operation, including two days'
in-patient treatment
17
8
The terms upon which the County Council would be prepared
to provide sunlight and massage treatment for children had not
been considered by that authority at the close of the year.
Treatment of affections of the skin, eyes and ears has been
available for many years at the Camberwell Municipal, Cambridge
House and Kempshead Hall Centres, but unfortunately full use
has not been made of the facilities provided at these Centres.
A statement of the attendances during 1936 appears in the
subjoined table.
Number of children
attending for minor
ailments treatment.
Infant Welfare Centre.
Camberwell Municipal
41
Cambridge House
244
Kempshead Hall
147
Institutional Provision for Unmarried Mothers.
An annual contribution towards the cost of the maintenance of
unmarried Camberwell girls in suitable homes is made by the
Council to the Southwark Diocesan Association for Preventive and
Rescue Work.