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Selected children are. sent in batches of six, and remain for a
period of six weeks. They are all debilitated children suffering from
defective nutrition and are underweight. In five cases they had
been in contact at home with an open case of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Twenty-nine children were admitted during 1925, and in
two special cases the period of stay was extended to twelve weeks.
They returned much improved, the gain in weight being as much
as 5 to 8 pounds in a number of cases.
TREATMENT SCHEME.
Additional Arrangements for Treatment.—During the year the
Committee entered into an agreement with the South Easterr
Hospital for the operative treatment of children suffering from
Adenoids and Enlarged Tonsils. The terms are the same as those
in force at the Beckenham Cottage Hospital. They are briefly as
follows:—
Cases to b,e selected for operation by the School Medical Officer
The operation to be carried out in the Hospital by a member of the
Staff of the Hospital who has had special experience in the operation
of enucleation—the form of treatment to be adopted. Fees to be
paid by the Education Committee per operation are—to the
operator 10s. 6d., to the anaesthetist 10s. 6d., and to the funds of the
hospital 10s. 6d. If the patient is detained in the Hospital after the
operation a further donation of 5s. per day is paid to the Hospital up
to a maximum of two days.
This new arrangement is appreciated by many of the parents
who live in the neighbourhood of the South Eastern Hospital, or who
can get easily to the hospital by omnibus.
OPEN-AIR EDUCATION.
(a) Playground Classes.—Classes are occasionally taken in the
playground at all schools during the summer months.