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Of the ten cases of eye disease referred to hospital, three were
admitted to the White Oak Hospital (L.C.C.) Swanley.
Spectacles are provided free of charge in three styles for children
over the age of seven years, the younger children are supplied with
nickel frames.
The optician, who is appointed under contract to the Council,
attends each Clinic, and fitting is carried out under the supervision of
the Ophthalmic Surgeon.
Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic.
Immunisation Clinics are held weekly at the Town Hall Annexe
and Manor Park. Every opportunity is taken during medical
inspection at schools and in the course of School Health clinics, to
impress upon the parents the efficacy of immunisation. The need for
re-inoculation of children admitted to school for the first time is
stressed by teachers and by the use of posters, leaflets, etc.
The work of the clinics is shewn in the following summary:—
Number of clinic sessions 99
Number of children completely immunised 391
Number of children re-inoculated 25
Percentage of children of school age completely immunised 55.5
Chest Clinic.
As in previous years a considerable number of children have been
referred to the Tuberculosis and Chest Clinic for full pathological and
radiological investigation of doubtful chest conditions. The number
of tuberculosis notifications during the year in children of school age
was:—
Pulmonary 18
Non-pulmonary 4