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1925
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Similarly children with squint, etc., are referred to Dr. Banham,
the school ophthalmic surgeon, and last year 9 children under
5 years of age were inspected and treated by Dr. Banham.
The Education Committee have an agreement with the Acton
Hospital for the operative treatment of enlarged tonsils and
adenoids, and the Child Welfare Committee refer cases under
5 years of age for treatment under this agreement. Last year
11 children under 5 years were operated upon for enlarged tonsils
and adenoids.
Day Nursery.
The Municipal Day Nursery is situated at 169, Bollo Bridge
Road. The Nursery is open every day from 7.45 a.m. until 6.40
p.m., except on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, when it is
closed all day.
The charges for admission are 9d. a day for one child and
8d. a day each for two or more children of one family.
The Nursery is intended primarily for the children of mothers
who go out to work, but in exceptional circumstauces other children
may be admitted at the discretion of the Matron.
Most of the mothers whose children are cared for in the
Nursery, are employed in the local laundries.
Last year the Nursery was open on 222 occasions. 354 children
attended, and the total number of attendances was 4223.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
In connection with the control of infectious diseases, the two
outstanding features recently have been the discovery and development
of the processes known as the Schick Test for Diphtheria
and the Dick test for Scarlet Fev'er.
The latter is a recent development and the results shown to
follow the application of the Schick test and immunization cannot
yet be claimed for the Dick test.