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*Shared with Section 28, National Health Services Act cases.
These clinics, in addition to being used as treatment centres are
available for consultation purposes. Here children are seen at the request
of the parents or of the teachers or for a more detailed examination of a
particular child seen at a periodic medical inspection in school.
Minor Ailment Clinics
These clinics deal mainly with odd slight injuries, such as sprains,
burns, cuts, a few of the common skin infections and minor defects of the
eye and ear. Despite the growth in the school population, the number
attending these "minor ailment" sessions has tended to fall over the past
few years. However, as mentioned above, the sessions are also used much
more for consultation and special examination purposes at which the
medical and nursing staff can devote much more detailed attention to a
particular child's problems.
Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint
During the year 39 cases of disease of the eye (including minor
defects treated at minor ailment clinics) were treated. Through arrangements
made with the Regional Hospital Board, children with defective
vision are referred to either the Honeypot Lane Clinic, the Caryl Thomas
Clinic or the Alexandra Avenue Clinic where refraction is carried out by
an ophthalmic surgeon. During the year 807 cases were seen and in 237
cases glasses were prescribed.
Orthoptic Clinic
An orthoptist attends the Caryl Thomas Clinic for two sessions each
week to deal with cases referred by the visiting ophthalmic surgeon. These
cases include the pre and post-operative treatment of cases of squint.