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One child in particular was brought to the Nursery suffering from rickets
and wearing splints. He made a good recovery and is now able to walk.
Several other children have also been admitted, suffering more or less from this
complaint, and have been satisfactorily treated.
The children are carefully examined on arrival in the morning, and any
suspicious case is immediately isolated and a doctor sent for.
The Nursery provides splendid training for girls, two or three probationers
being always employed. Two of these probationers have recently left and
gone into private families, one especially doing particularly well. The two
present probationers are also working with this end in view.
A Christmas party was held in December, the mothers being invited and
entertained to tea.
The total attendances for the year (details on slip attached) were 5,114,
which works out at nearly 17½ children per day. This would be much higher
but for the exceptional distress and unemployment during 1921, which has
militated against this, as against all kindred institutions, during the year.

SCHOOL CLINIC.
There is one School Clinic, situated in Pymmes Park. During 1921 it
was open from 9 till 5, Monday to Friday, and from 9 till 1 on Saturday. The
Assistant School Medical Officer attended for an hour or so in the morning
and an hour at the end of the afternoon to see new cases, whilst two nurses were
in attendance the whole time. Minor ailments were treated here; the School
Oculist and Dental Surgeon also carried out their work here. Full details,
as well as the arrangements made with the local hospital for the treatment of
tonsils and adenoids and the X-ray treatment of ringworm, are given under
the School Medical Officer's Report.