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procedure in submitting children for examination. This Clinic is
open on three mornings each week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
the Medical Officer being in attendance on Wednesday. Here all
cases requiring treatment for minor ailments are dealt with but
ophthalmic cases, children requiring operative treatment for tonsils
and adenoids, and urgent dental cases are, for the present, referred
to the Mattock Lane Clinic.
"When the Cherington Road Clinic has been fully equipped
in a permanent fashion it is hoped to deal with all dental and
ophthalmic cases there.
"A Clinic has been opened at Betham's School to serve the
needs of the Greenford area. The nurse attends here on Tuesday
mornings and later it is hoped that the medical officer will also
attend on the same day. Only minor ailments are treated,
ophthalmic, throat and dental cases being referred to the Mattock
Lane Clinic. The head-master of Betham's School has very kindly
placed the teachers' room at my disposal for the purpose of this
Clinic.
"This is but a temporary arrangement and the need for a permanent
School Clinic associated with a Maternity and Child Welfare
Cencre for this area will have to be considered in the near future.
I recommend that in the consideration of a site for a new school
a site for the School Clinic and Child Welfare Centre should be kept
in mind. The building of a School Clinic might very conveniently
be undertaken at the same time as the new school, especially as the
factors determining the need and position of a new school apply
equally to the School Clinic and Child Welfare Centre.
"Medicai, Staff.-The Medical work amongst the new school
population of 3,005 children in the two added areas will necessitate
an addition to the permanent medical staff. This addition should
consist of a woman assistant medical officer whose duties would be
partly concerned with school medical inspection and partly with
Maternity and Child Welfare work, the Education Committee and
the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee being responsible
for her salary in equal parts. This woman assistant would replace
one part-time officer doing school medical work costing £30 per
annum. If she acts as Resident at the Maternity Hospital, as
is quite possible, a contribution of £150 would be obtained towards
her salary, half of which would be credited to the Education