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a further opportunity to investigate any defect noted at routine medical examinations
at school.

Asthma Clinics
Special sessions for children suffering from asthma and bronchitis are held at
five of the Council's clinics where group therapy is given under the guidance of a
physiotherapist. These children have not developed good breathing habits and
breathing exercises have been found to reduce the attacks of asthma and bronchitis.
Asthmatic attacks understandably give rise to parental anxiety which often unfortunately
cause the child to be overclothed, overprotected, and to have unnecessary
limitations placed on his activities. At the Asthma Clinic parents are advised on the
best needs of an asthmatic child.
During the year 1,065 attendances were made.
Chiropody Clinics
In so far as school children are concerned, chiropody is almost exclusively the
treatment of verrucae. This persistent and widely spread condition among school
children is a type of wart which forms on the sole of the foot and if untreated becomes
very painful. The treatment, although not difficult, is time consuming.
Six sessions a week are held at clinics throughout the borough.
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