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The school medical service assists in the teaching of older
girls by means of lectures from the senior school nurses and also
by demonstrations of the working of the health centres.
PAYMENTS BY PARENTS.
The following is a list of the various forms of treatment provided
by the School Medical Service giving the maximum amount to be
paid for each form of treatment.
Throat and Nose Operations £1 1 0
X-Ray Tieatment for Ringworm £1 1 0
Artificial Sunlight Treatment 1/6 per Treatment
Massage 1 /- per Treatment
Dental Treatment 1/-, plus 1 /- for Gas
Ophthalmic Treatment Cost of Spectacles
Convalescent Home Treatment
and Orthopaedic Hospital
Assessed according
to Special Scale
Payment for the various forms of treatment is determined
by a scale based on the average income per head. This average
is calculated on the income remaining after deductions have been
made for rent, insurances and travelling expenses.
The scale is as follows :
Where the average income per head
is under 10/- No Charge
From 10/- to 15,/- One Third
From 15/- to 20/- Two Thirds
Over 20/- Full Charge
In cases where residential hospital treatment or convalescent
home treatment is required the amount to be paid weekly is determined
by the same scale as that used by the Education Committee
for residential treatment in special schools and proves very
satisfactory.
The arrangements with the Hospital Saving Association
continue to prove very satisfactory and the fact that the Association
becomes responsible for the payment for treatment of its members'
children has induced many parents to join the Association.