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FOLLOWING-UP.
Special lists are made of all children requiring treatment,
which can be provided at the Health Centre, for defects of the
teeth, eyes, nose and throat. All these cases are visited at once
by the School Nurses, who advise the parents to obtain treatment,
and put those who cannot afford treatment by a private doctor
in the way of securing it at the Health Centre. All other cases, in
which treatment is advisable or in which observation is required,
are visited in rotation by the School Nurses, who advise parent.",
to obtain treatment or give directions regarding the hygienic supervision
already recommended by the Medical Officer at the
inspection.
During the year the School Nurses made 1,438 visits to the
schools and to the homes of the children.
MEDICAL TREATMENT.
(a) Minor Ailments.—In Table IV are tabulated the number
and the nature of the minor ailments which received treatment
during the year. It will be noted that 739 of the 1,083 children
suffering from minor ailments, or 72.2 per cent., were treated at
the Health Centres, and 284, or 27.7 per cent, were treated by
private practitioners or at hospitals. The total attendances at the
Health Centres for the daily treatment of minor ailments were
as follows:—
Ear Cases ... ... ... ... 1,740
Eye Cases 1,233
Ringworm 232
Impetigo ... ... ... ... 6,459
Scabies ... ... ... ... 16
Eczema ... ... ... ... 181
Minor Injuries 200
Others 3,220
Total ... 13,281
(b) Tonsils and Adenoids.—It is indicated in Table IV
that 74 cases of enlarged tonsils or adenoids were submitted to
operation at the Mattock Lane Health Centre, and that 19 cases
were dealt with at hospitals or by private practitioners,