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Cod Liver Oil, etc.—These products are provided on
the recommendation of the Council's medical
officers at cost price. In necessitous cases no
charge is made.
Deafness.—Special investigations, using the Audiometer,
are undertaken. A Specialist Ear, Nose
and Throat Clinic at the Woodward Road Centre,
twice weekly, has been started.
Dental Treatment.—Dental treatment—including
orthodontic treatment—is carried out daily at the
Corporation's Clinics in Vicarage Drive, Woodward
Road and East Street.
Dinners.—Free dinners are provided for children
attending school, where the family income is below
a certain scale.
Foot Clinic.—Arrangements have been made for minor
foot conditions to be treated at the Corporation's
Foot Clinic.
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 officers consider
necessary. Provision is also made for the periodical
and regular examination of children's teeth.
Milk.—One-third of a pint of milk is supplied daily to
children attending school on payment of one halfpenny
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, Woodward Clinic, and Porters
Avenue Clinic.