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Toddlers Clinic. The special Toddlers Clinic, which was opened in May
1930, has been very successful, and no difficulty is now experienced in getting the
mothers to bring their children for regular yearly examination. During 1930 two
sessions were held weekly and from the 1st April, 1931, the number was increased
to three, one at Woolwich, one at Plum stead, and one at Eltham. The clinic is
under the medical charge of Dr. Margaret Emslie and she has furnished a very
complete report of the year's work. This appears at the end of this report as
Appendix I.
Home Helps. A scheme for the provision of home helps was put into
operation in 1929. During the year, ten applications were considered by the
Committee, and seven home helps were provided.
Treatment of Minor Ailments. Children requiring medical or surgical
treatment for certain minor ailments are referred to the School Clinics at Brewer
Street, Woolwich, or the Eltham Health Centre, to a private practitioner, or to a
hospital. During the year 135 were sent to these clinics, and for each case the
Council paid 5s. Od. Children referred to them suffered from the following conditions:—

Dental Treatment.— Dental work is carried out at the School Clinic.
Brewer Street. Mothers and children are referred there from the centres. The
following Table, No. 73, shows the cases attending, and the total attendances during
the year. The number of sessions was 44, excluding anaesthetic days.

Dentures are provided free, at part cost, or at cost price, according to ability
to pay, and payment is spread over many weeks. In consequence, the income
received during the year includes money received in respect of dentures supplied
in previous years. Thirty sets (complete or partial) of artificial teeth were supplied
during the year at a total cost of £131 2s. 6d. Payments by mothers amounted
to £67 2s. 5d.