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The following cases were referred to hospital for treatment:—
Squint 14
Photophobia 1
Cyst 4
Foreign body 1
Corneal ulcer 1
Upon the inauguration of the National Health Service the
provision of spectacles by the Authority through a contracting
optician ceased and parents now have a free choice of optician.
One considerable disadvantage of this arrangement is that
" on the spot " adjustments of a minor nature can no longer be
carried out in the clinic. The fitting of new glasses under the
supervision of the ophthalmic surgeon is also impracticable.
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.
An intensive campaign carried out during the year in Infant
and Junior Schools was highly successful particularly in regard to
re-inoculation which increased nearly ten-fold over the 1947 figure.
The work of the clinics is shewn in the following summary:—
Number of clinic sessions 148
Number of children completely immunised 599
Number of children re-inoculated 1,812
Percentage of children of school age completely immunised 62.8
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 received during the year
for children of school age was:—
Pulmonary 34
Non-pulmonary 9