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14
CLINICS.
For Children Under Five.
The Council has a Welfare Centre in Cornwall
Road (also a Branch Centre at Thornton Hall, Mount
Street) at which a variety of work, including Infant
Consultations, Orthopaedic Clinic, Dental Clinic, Light
Clinic, etc., is carried on. This work is commented on
in the Maternity and Child Welfare Section of this
Report.
For School Children.
These are conducted by the London County
Council.
By the courtesy of Dr. F. N. Kay Menzies, School
Medical Officer, L.C.C., I have been furnished with the
following information concerning local arrangements
for the medical treatment of school children.
"The only school treatment centre in Bethnal Green is
situate at the St. James-the-Less Dispensary, St. James's
Road, Bethnal Green. At this centre special departments
are arranged for the treatment of eye (refraction) cases,
dental cases and for children suffering from minor ailments.
"The ophthalmic surgeon attends the centre one session
a week and during the year 1930 421 children were treated.
Spectacles were prescribed in 302 cases and in 234 cases
spectacles were obtained. The dentist visits the centre on
eleven sessions a fortnight, and the schools on one session a
fortnight for inspection. During the year 2,341 children
were inspected in the schools and 1,412 or 60.3 per cent.
were found to require treatment. The percentage for the
preceding year was 63.1. 1,970 children were treated at
the Centre and 3,693 attendances were made. In the minor
ailments department the doctor attends on five sessions a
fortnight, and a nurse is daily in attendance. During 1930,
the number of children treated was 1,932 and 34,721 attendances
were made.
DAY NURSERIES.
There are two Day Nurseries in the Borough, both
belonging to voluntary committees:—
(i) Bethnal Green Day Nursery, Somerford Street.
(ii) Pro Patria Day Nursery, Bishops Road.