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Defective colour vision could influence the choice of career and, for this reason,
colour vision testing is carried out in junior and senior schools.
SCHOOL CLINICS
The following school clinics are provided:-
General
Asthma
Chiropody
Speech Therapy
Ophthalmic
Orthopaedic
Child Guidance.
General School Clinics
To these clincs any parent or teacher may refer a child whose health or progress at
school is causing concern. They also provide the school medical officer with 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 4 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 1,345 attendances were made.
Chiropody Clincs
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.
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