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the necessity of following-up and also that there is a
decrease in the number of serious medical conditions
requiring treatment.
Further, the number of visits after cleanliness
inspections is decreasing, and this is a good sign. On
the other hand, there has been an increase of visits paid
in regard to infectious diseases and this must be so in
certain years when the epidemiological features governing
the zymotic diseases are not known.
(7) ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT.
The increase in facilities available at the several
medical centres make the treatment of larger numbers
of children more possible each year. Obviously
there still remain a number of conditions outside any
form of medical provision that could be attained other
than in a hospital. Therefore, hospitals still undertake
certain treatment, but the numbers attending for
such treatment are ever decreasing.
A summary of the work of the Clinics in relation to
ordinary elementary school and Faircross School
children is included in the following table :—