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Another part of the machinery of following-up falls to the
school medical officer who re-visits each school later in the year
and personally examines all children previously found defective
to see what treatment has been carried out and to further urge
treatment both personally and through the school nurse where
none has been obtained. During 1920, 2,299 children were reinspected
by the medical officers, when it was found that 2,080,
or 90.4 per cent., had obtained some form of treatment. Even
this does not accurately represent the full numbers treated, as
there is a long waiting list of eye cases who will eventually be
treated, but who could not be so recorded at the time of reinspection.
While not ideal these results are distinctly encouraging
when compared with previous years and should be a source
of satisfaction to the Borough and the school medical staff alike.
In the course of their following-up work the school nurses
paid 2,925 visits to the homes of children with defects, urging
that treatment should be carried out and advising how best such
treatment could be obtained.
8. MEDICAL TREATMENT
The following clinics are held weekly for the treatment of
defects in school children:—
(1) General Clinic, Town Hall—Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, 9 a.m.
(2) General Clinic, St. Michael's Institute, Manor Park—
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 a.m.
(3) General Clinic, North Woolwich, Mondays and Fridays
at 2 p.m.
(4) General Ear Clinic, Town Hall, Thursdays at 2 p.m.
(5) Eye Specialist Clinic, Town Hall, Tuesdays at 1.30 p.m.
(6) Ear Specialist Clinic, Town Hall, Tuesdays at 3 p.m.
Any school child for whom medical advice is required or who
demands a special examination may be sent to one of the general
clinics. When treatment can be suitably given this is done. In
other cases the child is referred to one of the special clinics, to
a private practitioner, or to a hospital, according to circumstances.
Should a child require to make repeated attendances at
the clinic an appointment card is given him on which is noted