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Treatment in these cases was principally by the carbon arc
lamps.
The treatment by massage of children attending the light
treatment centre follows immediately after their treatment by light.
Particulars relating to tuberculous patients treated at the
clinic during the year will be found on page 76.
Massage Treatment.
For many years the Council have provided facilities in suitable
cases for massage treatment for children attending their various
centres, this service being now provided without charge.
A certificated masseuse conducts the whole of the massage
treatment carried out by the Council, three sessions weekly being
held at the Southlands Centre. Treatment is carried out in a room
adjoining the artificial sunlight centre, and massage treatment
is therefore immediately available for those patients who attend
the Council's light centre (see above).
During 1938, 149 massage sessions were held, at which the
attendances numbered 1,385, an average per session of 9.3. The
new patients numbered 61.
Day Nursery.
The only Day Nursery in the Borough is the St. Margaret's
Day Nursery at 10 and 12 Cambridge Road, which since 1927 has
been incorporated with the National Society of Day Nurseries.
It continues, however, to be administered by a local committee
upon which the Borough Council was represented during the year
by Mrs. A. A. Burton, the Chairman of the Health Committee.
There is accommodation for 27 children, and for 24 in a guest house
which is attached for the reception of residents.
During 1938 the attendances at the Nursery totalled 5,008, the
number of children admitted being 50. In the case of the guest house
87 children were admitted, the average duration of their stay being
67.6 days.
An annual grant of £500 is made by the Council under the
Scheme made by the Ministry of Health (vide page 22).