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7. FOLLOWING UP.
A large proportion of parents are anxious to have defects in their
children remedied, but there are a few who do not show such anxiety. It
is to get in touch with these latter that visits to the home by the School Nurse
are necessary, and during the year a total of 1,556 visits were paid. They were
for the following defects, etc. :—
Ringworm 51
Defective Vision 60
Teeth 55
Ear cases 14
Skin diseases 151
Tonsillitis 39
Surgical appliances 43
Notifiable diseases 191
Non-notifiable diseases 281
Other visits 885
Total 1,556
The above, as will be seen, includes cases seen at the Clinic and sent home;
for example, tonsillitis, also cases under treatment. like ring-worm, who fail
to turn up for treatment, etc.
8. MEDICAL TREATMENT.
8a. MINOR AILMENTS.—Practically skin and external eye diseases
and a few accidents. These are treated daily at the Clinic, the scholars from
one half of the district in the morning, and from the other half in the afternoon.
Two nurses were in constant attendance at the Clinic.
8b. TONSILS AND ADENOIDS.—The operative treatment of these
is carried out at the Prince of Wales's Hospital, Tottenham, at a cost to
• he Committee of 10s. per case. 98 such oases were so treated during the
year. The Assistant S.M.O. gives the order and sees all cases after treatment.
This hospital is ten to twenty minutes' tram-ride from the district.
8c. TUBERCULOSIS.—Ten cases of definite pulmonary tuberculosis
came under observation during the year, whilst 26 cases had indefinite signs.
These cases are referred to the County's Tuberculosis Dispensary, in Silver
Street. The Tuberculosis Officer also examines all contacts of phthisis. The
six non-pulmonary forms of Tuberculosis included one of glands, two of
spine, and two of the hip.