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a new minor ailment clinic to replace the Eastfield Road School Clinic.
This clinic will be built in conjunction with the new school that is
being erected in Bell Lane. It will also contain accommodation for
a dental surgeon. At the time of writing this report the clinic is in
the course of erection and I hope in my next annual report to give a
description of it.
The number of children that attended the minor ailment clinics
during 1937 was 4,245, and the total number of attendances was
27,272. The average attendance at the nurses' clinics was 37 (i.e.,
III per day for the three clinics). At the School Medical Officers'
Clinics the average attendance was 44.
All children leaving school are given a medical examination
early during their last term so that defects may be remedied before
they leave. The result of this examination is entered upon a special
card which is sent to the Juvenile Employment Committee.

Tuberculosis.—Seven cases of suspected or definite pulmonary
tuberculosis were seen at the clinic during the year. One child was
offered sanatorium treatment and refused. All cases notified in
previous years were kept under observation, and some were given
convalescent treatment.
Ringworm.—Two children were found to be suffering from
ringworm.