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Ringworm.—Four cases were seen and treated at the clinics.
Impetigo.—Fifty-two cases were treated at the clinics.
Scabies.—Sixteen cases were treated.
Other Skin Diseases.—One hundred and twenty cases were seen
and treated at the clinics.
Eye Diseases.—One hundred and forty-five cases were treated.
Ear Diseases.—Forty-eight cases were treated.
The total number of children examined during the year, excluding
those attending the Dental Department, was 7,029.
This number was made up as follows:—
Examined at Routine Inspection 2,843
Examined at Minor Ailment Clinics 2,446
Examined at Ophthalmic Clinic only 562
Examined at Aural Clinic only 27
Examined at School Leaving Age for Juvenile Employment
Committee 673
Examined under Juvenile Employment Bye-laws 64
Examined under Mental Defficiency Act 23
Examined as contacts with infectious disease 391
The amounts collected during the year in respect of medical
treatment were as follows:—
£ s. d.
Minor Ailment Treatment 415 8
Ophthalmic Treatment (cost of Spectacles) 37 12 4
Convalescent Treatment 65 2 9
Operative treatment for removal of tonsils and
adenoids 147 8 1
Dental treatment 49 7 3
Provision of Instruments 10 0
The following help was afforded to children who were found
to require it:—
Forty-one children were sent to residential special schools for
physically defective children.
Two children were supplied with surgical instruments.