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It is a matter of routine that all new comers to the
Welfare Centres are medically examined, and the following
routine as far as possible is adhered to:—
(1) Babies under one year of age are examined at
least once a month.
(2) Babies 1-2 years of age, every three months.
(3) Babies 2-5 years of age at least twice per year.
In addition to the routine examinations, occasions are
numerous where babies are examined through loss of
weight, where defective physical conditions exist, or upon
whom the mothers seek advice.
There were 1,789 medical examinations during the
year, a number which is lower than the desired standard
because of lack of medical staff time occasioned by the
smallpox epidemic during the year.
Milk in Necessitous Cases.
During the year 106 cases received free milk, and 8,091
pints of milk and 41 lbs. of dried milk were supplied free
during January/December, 1930, at a cost of approximated
£101.
Minor Ailment Treatment.
Minor ailment treatment of the under school age child
is now available through the School Medical Service.
Tonsils and Adenoids.
Twenty-one cases under five years of age received operative
treatment at the Tonsil and Adenoid Clinic under the
approved minor ailment treatment scheme. These cases
are detained at the School Clinic after operations for 24
hours, and subsequently are visited in their homes daily
by the Health Visitors for a period of seven days.
This treatment is in the right direction of prevention of
disease. Diseased Tonsils require removal at as early an
age as possible. The extension of the School Medical
Service into the pre-school child is sound in principle.