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ultra-violet light treatment is provided at the North Middlesex
and the Royal Northern Hospitals and X-ray treatment for ringworm
at the Royal Northern Hospital.
(a) Minor Ailments.
Eight hundred and seventy-five children were treated at the
Clinic for minor ailments, these comprising mainly septic conditions
of the skin, minor injuries, inflammatory conditions of the ears
and eyes, and other similar conditions which are apt to receive
insufficient attention at home, but may, if neglected, have a
detrimental effect on the health of the child.
(b) Tonsils and Adenoids.
Seven children were operated on during the year, under the
Committee's scheme, for enlarged tonsils and adenoids, while a
further seventeen were dealt with privately at home or in hospital.
Under arrangements entered into by the Committee with the Prince
of Wales and the Royal Northern Hospitals, children sent to these
hospitals for operation are kept in hospital for a minimum of two
nights, being admitted the day previous to, and discharged not
sooner than the day following the day of operation. The children
are taken home in the Council's ambulance, and visited for the
next few days by the School Nurse.
(c) Visual Defects.
The number of children dealt with by Dr. Boden at the Eye
Clinic was 751, 241 of these being new cases. 268 children had
spectacles prescribed for them, and of this number 244 had obtained
the spectacles by the end of the year. In addition, a further 16
children were provided with spectacles privately or at hospital.
All the children dealt with by Dr. Boden are seen by him at regular
intervals at the Clinic and in this way careful supervision is exercised
over all children for whom spectacles have been prescribed at the
Clinic. Lists of children who ought to be wearing spectacles are
provided for each school, and any alterations made in these lists
are notified to the head teachers.
(d) Ear Disease and Defective Hearing.
The number of children seen by Dr. Friel at the Ear Clinic
during the year was 149, of whom 86 were cases seen for the first
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