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Moreover, owing to the additional medical session at each of the
centres, it is now possible for the medical officer to devote a satisfactory
proportion of her time to the older children, and mothers
are encouraged to continue to attend at the ccntres until the
children attain school age. so that the latter may be kept under
observation and submitted to routine medical inspection as often
as is necessary.
The more complete supervision of the pre-school child, as outlined
above, leading to detection and treatment of disease in its earliest
stages, together with utilisation of the special facilities available
for such children under the provisions of the Maternity and Child
Welfare Act, will, it may reasonably be hoped, lead to an improvement
in the physical condition of the child when he comes for the
first time within the purview of the School Medical Officer.
Treatment may be obtained for children attending the infant
welfare clinics as follows
Minor Ailments.—Treatment is given at the School Clinic by
arrangement with the Education Committee.
Dental and orthopaedic treatment, and treatment of septic
tonsils and adenoids are available as in the case of school children.
Convalescent Treatment.—This is provided for under the Scheme,
and is of value for children suffering from debility following acute
illness.
FOSTER CHILDREN.
All cases of foster children resident in the district are notified
by the Guardians to the Medical Officer of Health under the
Children Act, Part 1.