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amounts paid in fees to the Hospital and recovered
from the parents:—
£ s. d.
Cost to the Committee—34 operations at
10s. 6d. 17 17 0
Amount remitted—on account of poverty 10 6
Amount recovered 14 14 0
Amount outstanding at the 31st December,
1923 212 6
(d) Tuberculosis.
2 cases of Tubercular glands of the neck were referred
for treatment. Both recovered.
3 cases were suspected to have Pulmonary
Tuberculosis. In one case the Tuberculosis Officer
decided that the child was not suffering from Tuberculosis.
The other 2 have not been decided and are
being kept under observation.
(e) Skin Diseases.
(1) Ringworm.
The number of cases of Ringworm was slightly
lower than in 1922. There were 57 cases of Ringworm
of the Head as against 62 in 1922, and 31 cases of
Ringworm of the body as against 37 in 1922.
Of these cases 9 (all Ringworm of the scalp) still
remained under treatment at the end of the year; the
remainder were cured.
(2) Scabies.
Only 7 cases were discovered during the year as
against 17 in 1922 and 54 in 1921. All these cases
were cured at the School Clinic.
(3) Impetigo.
84 cases were discovered as compared with 76 in
1922. These were all cured, 73 at the School Clinic
and 11 elsewhere,