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Milk in Necessitous Cases.
Assisted milk supply was granted to 125 individual
cases, a total of 11,813 pints of milk being distributed
at an approximate cost of ±'146 during the period
January—December, 1932.
The following is an analysis of the 125 families who
received free milk during the year:—
Size of Family—excluding parents.
No. of children
in family 1 2 3 4 5 6 and over
No. of applicants 37 24 24 18 12 10
Percentage of total
applicants 30 19 19 14 10 8
Minor Ailment Treatment.
The facilities of the School Medical services are
available for the pre-school child, and this policy of
treating early does much to prevent gross defects in the
school entrant.
Tonsils and Adenoids.
Twelve cases under five years of age received operative
treatment at the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic under
the approved scheme for Minor Ailment Treatment.
These cases are detained at the School Clinic for 24
hours after their operations, and subsequently receive
daily visitation from the health visitors for a period of
seven days.
Minor Ailments.
Thirty-five cases received treatment at the School
Clinic for ailments such as skin disease and minor surgical
injuries.
Orthopæ
dic.
Mr. H. J. Seddon, Orthopæ
dic Surgeon, has reported
on cases dealt with during the year in the School Medical
section of this report, and other details and statistics
relating to the work of this Clinic, including maternity
and child welfare cases, are there dealt with.