[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking] page 96

Barking 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: SERVICES PROVIDED FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.

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SERVICES PROVIDED FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.

Boots	Free boots are provided in certain necessitous cases.
Camps	Week-end camps are held every week-end during the summer months, and in addition two holiday camps, each of a fortnight's duration, are held during the summer holidays.
Cleansing	Special soap is issued from the Minor Ailments Clinics and special combs are loaned, on payment of a deposit. In certain cases, arrangements are made for the children to be cleansed at the Clinic by the School Nurses.
Dental Treatment	Dental treatment—including orthodontic treatment—is carried out daily at the Corporation's Dental Clinic, East Street.
Dinners	Free dinners are provided for children attending school, where the family income is below a certain scale.
Diphtheria Immunisation	Immunisation against Diphtheria is carried out at the Central Clinic. No charge is made for this treatment.
Medical Inspection	Arrangements are made for each child to be medically examined at school three times during the period of school life, and at such other times as the medical officer considers necessary.
Milk	One-third of a pint of milk is supplied daily to children attending school on payment of 1d. per day. Where the family income is below a certain scale and where the medical officer considers milk desirable on medical grounds, no charge is made.
Minor Ailments	Children suffering from minor ailments are treated daily at the Corporation's Central Clinic, and at the St. Alban's Clinic.
Ophthalmic Service	A Refraction Clinic is held at the Central Clinic, and the scheme includes the provision of spectacles at a very low charge, and, in some cases, where the family income is below a certain scale, at no charge.