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Orphopaedic Clinic
The Clinic is situated at Bromley North and caters for the
surrounding population. Other parts of the area are covered by
various Hospital Out-patient Departments. The attendances continued
to be good and the Clinic is held according to need, which
is approximately once a month.
Physiotherapy Clinic
Cases are treated at the Bromley North and Beckenham Town
Hall Clinics and at Hospital Out-patient Departments.
The majority of cases attending for treatment were referred
direct from the Orthopaedic Consultant. Cases of general debility
were referred to the Clinics for a course of sunlight.
A total of 1,016 attendances was made at the two Clinics and
of these 763 were for remedial exercises, etc., and 253 for sunlight.
Diseases of the Skin (excluding uncleanliness)
Number of pupils known to have been treated:—
Ringworm—(a) Scalp 3
(b) Body —
Scabies 5
Impetigo 5
Other skin diseases 187
200
B.C.G. Vaccination
In the effort to eradicate tuberculosis, B.C.G. vaccination was
again undertaken, with parental consent, on children in the 3-14
year age group, who are found to need this form of protection
following upon a skin test. In addition, those who are shown by
the skin test to need further investigation are referred, with the
approval of the family doctor, to the appropriate Chest Clinic.
During the year 3,506 children received a skin test and the
3,130 negative reactors received B.C.G. vaccination. Of the 184
children who were found to have a positive reaction to the skin
test, 52 were referred to the appropriate Chest Clinic for further
investigation. No further action was necessary in the case of the
remaining 132 children who gave a positive reaction because of
previous B.C.G. vaccination.
Rubella
As has already been mentioned at the beginning of this
Report, Rubella vaccination was introduced into the School Health
Service Immunisation Programme in September.
The Department of Health and Social Security recommended
that vaccination against Rubella (German Measles) should be