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CLINICS.
For Children Under Five.
The Council has a Welfare Centre in Cornwall
Road (also a Branch Centre at St. Matthew's Institute,
Hereford 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 Sir. 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
situated 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 1931 418 children were treated.
Spectacles were prescribed in 280 cases and in 238 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 2,090 children
were inspected in the schools and 1,502 or 71.9 per cent,
were found to require treatment. The percentage for the
preceding year was 60.3. 1,473 children were treated at
the Centre and 2,859 attendances were made. In the minor
ailments department the doctor attends on five sessions a
fortnight, and a nurse is daily in attendance. During 1931,
the number of children treated was 1,785, and 26,549 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.