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of the Medical Staff of the Authority, 844 by Voluntary
Agencies, 704 by Private Practicioners, 31 by the Poor Law
and 328 were carried forward to 1917. In 79 cases the
children left the district, and in 143 cases parents did not
have treatment carried out.
School Clinics.
The Clinics have been much utilised during the year.
3,031 attendances have been registered at the Inspection
Clinics on Saturday mornings at the Municipal Offices, and
the Leopold Road Special School, 5,444 attendances at the
Eye Clinic, and 1,199 attendances at the Ringworm Clinic
making a total of 9,674 attendances.
During the year the Education Committee considered
a Report, appearing in Appendix H., on the Treatment of
School Children. With the view of enabling children to
have defects treated at once the Committee decided to extend
the work of the Clinics to cover the treatment of minor ailments,
enlarged tonsils, adenoids and teeth.
Maternity and Child Clinic.
The foregoing work of Medical Inspection and Treatment
relates only to school children, but it has now been
accepted that the process of searching for disease and
curing it quickly, should be begun even before the age when
a child enters school. With this end in view the Council
opened a Maternity and Child Clinic at 9, Willesden Lane,
in November, 1916, where a doctor and nurse attend every
afternoon. Prior to the opening of this clinic, the Council
had conducted a Babies' Welcome at Lower Place since 1910
at which, however, no medical advice was available.
At the new Clinic expectant mothers are encouraged to
attend up to the time of confinement. Advice, chiefly relating
to matters of personal hygiene is given, medical aid