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117
No. of operations for Tonsils and
Adenoids 107
No. of attendances at the Orthopaedic
Clinic'1664
(i) For Consultations 687
(ii) For Treatments, Massage,
etc. 2977
No. of attendances at the Ultra Violet
Bay Clinics 2601
No. of children referred to the Care Committee
232
Staff.
Full particulars of the staff of the School Medical
Service are included under the heading Public Health
Staff' (page 7).
There were no changes in the medical and nursing
staffs during .1937. It became imperative, however, that
an increase in medical staffing should be made if the complete
absorption of my time for administrative duties was
to be avoided. Stress of routine work was being occasioned
by the ever increasing use which the public is making of
the health services. Other factors leading to increased
work were the extension of the School Medical Services to
all children of 2—5 years of age, work at the new South
Clinic, Princes Plain, and the extension of special clinics.
Thus it vas decided at the end of the year to appoint an
additional Assistant Medical Officer, who commenced his
duties in February, 1938. The following is the allocation
of medical staff time to the School Medical Services:
Medical Officer of Health—2/8ths ; first Assistant Medical
Officer—5/8ths; second Assistant Medical Officei 6/8ths.
1 be nursing staff and clerical staff have half their time
allocated to the School Medical Service.
Co-ordination.
The oik of the School Medical Service is closely
co-ordiiiated with those of the other Health Services, and,
being controlled by one Department, complete absence of
overlapping is secured.