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Secondary Schools.
The Kent County Council is responsible for the provision
of medical inspection, following-up and medical
treatment for the pupils attending the secondary schools
in Bromley. The County Council has entered into an
arrangement with the Local Authority whereby secondary
school children in need of treatment may use the special
facilities provided at the School Clinics by the Bromley
Education Committee. The following list shows the
number of children so dealt with at our clinics:
Dental Clinic 71
Eye Clinic 21
Orthopædic Clinic 4
Parents' Payments.
The following charges are made upon parents for
treatment:—
Dental: 1/- for three months' treatment, including
gas extractions.
Tonsil and Adenoid Operation: 5/- per case.
Urthopædic: 5/- for three months' treatment. Inpatient
treatment, splints, etc., according to
means.
Eyes: Barents pay a special reduced cost for glasses.
6d. per first attendance on Specialist's examination.
Ultra Violet Ray: 6d. per application.
Special Education: Weekly contribution according to
the income of the parents.
The total income from payments for the financial year
1936/1937 amounted to £988.