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The number of notified cases and the mortality of children of school age
during 1946, taken from the records of the Public Health Department, was :—-
Notified Deaths
M. F. M. F.
Pulmonary 4 2 — 1
Non-pulmonary 8 1 2
(q) Other Defects and Diseases.
These cases continued to be dealt with as in previous years.
6. FOLLOWING-UP
The arrangements for following-up cases were the same as in previous
years.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT
The arrangements for treatment at the various clinics were as follows
(1) Minor Ailments : Pymmes Park Clinic and Croyland Road Clinic—Doctor
and Nurse in attendance every morning.
(2) Rheumatism: Clinic held once monthly—the third Thursday. By
appointment only.
(3) Aural: Clinic held twice monthly—the second and fourth
Friday. By appointment only.
(4) Ophthalmic : Held at Pymmes Park Clinic every Monday and
nate Tuesdays. New cases by appointment only.
(5) Orthopaedic : Surgeon attends on the second and fourth Friday in
each month Treatment carried out every morning at
Central Hall, Fore Street, N.9.
(6) Dental: Clinics are held at Hazelbury Road, Pymmes Park and
Croyland Road.
(7) Orthodontic The Specialist attends on the first, second and third
Monday of each month, i.e., once at each clinic, going
to Pymmes Park, Croyland Road and Hazelbury in that
order. By appointment only
(8) Speech : Speech Therapy Clinic is carried out by Miss Oldrey at
Pymmes Park and is held on five sessions a week. By
appointment only.
(9) Ultra Violet Light: This Clinic is held at the Orthopaedic Clinic, Central
Hall, on four afternoons per week. Cases seen by
appointment only.
(10) Asthma : The Clinic is held at Pymmes Park every Thursday.
Cases are first referred to Dr. Freeman at St. Mary's
Hospital, Paddington, who examines them and recommends
the necessary vaccine.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Children suffering from infectious diseases were dealt with in the same
manner as in previous years.
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