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(f) Dental Defects.
Parents were urged to seek advice for children suffering
from dental defects, and 83 received treatment from private
dentists or at hospitals.
It is proposed to undertake the treatment of dental
defects at an early date and to establish a Dental Clinic at
" Elmfield," London Road.
(g) Crippling Defects and Orthopccdics.
Advice has been given to parents whose children have
crippling defects, and several are receiving electrical, massage,
and other forms of treatment at the Red Cross Curative
Post, under the direction of the Visiting Orthopaedic
Specialist.
The Central Aid Society has been most helpful in assisting
the School Medical Service in obtaining letters for
hospitals, fares to London, payments for massage, etc., in
cases where the parents cannot afford to pay.
When notified by the School Medical Officer, the
National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children has
aided in following up and in urging parents to obtain essential
treatment, with satisfactory results.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
There was no school closure during the year for infectious
disease.
Except for a small outbreak of measles in the Infants'
Department of Richmond Road School in June, the schools
have enjoyed a comparatively good year.
The absence of diphtheria during the year is noteworthy,
only 17 cases having been reported among the entire population
of the Borough.
FOLLOWING UP.
The following-up of children suffering from defects is
carried out by the School Medical Officer and School Nurse,
aided in some instances by the teachers and attendance
officers.
The method of procedure was set out in my Annual
Report for 1921.