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0—5 increased from 26,256 in 1931, to 31,335 in 1932, an increase
of 5,079 over 1931.
At the clinics special attention is paid to the education of
mothers, individual instruction is given in general hygiene of
childhood, correct methods of feeding and management of children.
Mothers are encouraged to bring their children for periodical
medical examination so that defects and incipient diseases can be
treated in the early stages.
Toddlers Clinic.
A Clinic for the examination of "Toddlers"—children
between the ages of two and five years—was commenced in
October, 1932, and supplied a needed requirement in the Health
Service of the Borough. Children attended on Monday and Wednesday
mornings and on alternate Tuesday afternoons, and up
to the end of the year 386 full examinations were made. In cases
where defects were found, the patients were transferred to the
appropriate Specialist Service.
Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic.
A weekly Clinic, held on Friday morning, was instituted in
October, 1932, and during the last three months of the year 285
children attended. The procedure adopted was to give each child
three weekly injections of Diphtheria Prophylactic and to Schick
test the child after an appropriate interval.
Tonsils and Adenoids.
Children, under five years of age, who are found to be suffering
from enlarged tonsils and adenoids are referred for treatment
to St. Mary's Hospital, Plaistow ; Balaam Street Children's Hospital,
Plaistow; East Ham Memorial Hospital; or Queen Mary's
Hospital, Stratford.
During 1932, 207 children received operative treatment, as
compared with 213 in 1931.
Ringworm.
No cases of Ringworm of the scalp were referred to the X-ray
Department for radical treatment.