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Many of the elder children seize this opportunity to
stay away from school and Clinic, and so the nurse visits
their homes to secure the proper attendance of the child
for treatment.
440 visits to the homes of the children for this and
other reasons, were made during the year by the nurses.
Medical Treatment.—Review of the Methods employed
or available for the Treatment of Defects, and
the results attained.
As many of the members of this Committee are new,
perhaps I may be permitted to offer again the remarks
which I made last year upon the Clinic.
Some of you are aware a small Clinic had been carried
on in the Old Council Offices, High Street, Erith,
for some two or three years in a successful manner, as
far as the limited space would permit. It was deemed
necessary, for its proper and full working, that it should
have larger premises. About the middle of April, 1920,
the School Clinic was removed to "Hainault," Lesney
Park Road, where it occupies several rooms on the
ground floor of the building. Here there are large and
well-appointed waiting rooms for the children who are in
attendance, with ample accommodation for their parents
also, if they desire to come with them.
The inspection room is also of good size, and is
fitted upon one side with four large washing basins, with
hot and cold water. The basins are used for cleansing
purposes, and for the disinfection and cleansing of children
with scabies on their hands and arms.
On the afternoon of the Dentist's visit they are put
in use by the children who have had teeth extracted, for
the washing out of their mouths. In another corner of
this room, there is a large cupboard and table with all
the necessaries and dressings for minor ailments and
skin affections. A desk and small table occupied by the
Medical Officer and clerk takes up the centre of the