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TREATMENT OF THE PRE-SCHOOL CHILD.
During the year this Authority made arrangements with the London County Council
for the treatment of the pie-school child. These children can now be referred from the
Welfare Centres for attention at the School Treatment Centres. There is a Schedule of
charges which varies slightly from time to time, but at the end of the 1938 was as follows: —
Operative treatment of enlarged tonsils and adenoids 17s. 1d.
Minor ailment treatment 7s. 9d.
Dental treatment 7s. 4d.
X-ray treatment of ringworm 23s. 8d.
Vision treatment (refraction and squint) 7s. 0d.
This list of charges cover the attention required and any subsequent treatment for the
same complaint during a period of six months from the date of the first attendance. The list
also indicates the type of cases dealt with under the Scheme.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The infantile mortality rates for previous years, and the figures for each Ward, are
given in tables on pages 4 and 5 respectively.
On pages 113 and 114 tables are given which indicate :—
1. The causes of death of all children under one year of age during 1938,
classified according to age at death, cause, wards and sex.
2. The causes of death of children under one year of age during the ten previous
years. In this table the number of births in each year is also given for
reference.