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Artificial Sunlight Clinic.
This Clinic is now held in the new building and is reached by a covered
passage from the Welfare Centre. As was anticipated the new premises have
proved a very great improvement upon the old.
The Clinic is held on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
afternoons, and is under the medical direction of Dr. McGregor, the Assistant
Medical Officer of Health, who holds two medical consultations weekly. A
mercury vapour lamp (K.B.B.) is used. Sister M. Pollard gives the treatment
and is responsible for the records and the general arrangements of the
Clinic.
Particulars of attendances during the last four years are shown in the
following table : —
1930. 1931. 1932. 1933.
Number of children referred to
Light Clinic 244 269 257 214
Total attendances 4,095 4,973 5,552 5,655
Average number of visits per child 17 18.5 21.6 26.4
Average number of attendances
per session 20 24.5 27 27.9
The diagnosis and progress of all cases referred to this Clinic for treatment
of rickets is checked by X-ray examination which is carried out at St.
Leonard's Hospital under an agreement with the London County Council.
The number of X-ray examinations made during the year was 67.
The members of the Sutton Branch of the Voluntary Aid Detachment
continued, as they have done for so many years, to render invaluable assistance
in the good work of this Clinic.
Voluntary Workers.
The work of the Maternity and Child Welfare Department is much
indebted to many ladies who regularly attend for the purpose of performing
voluntary tasks in connection with the various Centres and Clinics. As a
result of the help thus given the members of the staff are able to devote themselves
more exclusively to duties for which their special training is necessary.
Otorrhcea Clinic.
The Otorrhcea Clinic is held at the Model Welfare Centre every morning,
Saturday included, from 10 to 11.
The Assistant Medical Officer of Health supervises generally the
work of this Clinic,