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(c) Skin Disease.
The treatment of impetigo, ringworm, and other skin
diseases have been undertaken at the Minor Ailments Clinic.
(d) Vision.
Cases of defective vision are referred by the School
Medical Officer to Dr. Winifred Warner, who has prescribed
spectacles for 78 children during the yeat.
(e) Ear Disease and Hearing.
Minor ear defects in the cases of 4 children have been
treated at the Clinic; other ear diseases and deafness were
referred private practitioners and hospitals.
(/) Dental Defects.
Of the 760 children requiring treatment found by the
School Dentist, 433 were actually treated, 279 being rendered
dentally fit before the end of the year.
Remarks by the School Dentist are given under the
paragraph on the Dental Clinic.
(g) Crippling Defects and Orthopædics.
The Scheme for Orthopaedic Treatment was set out in
detail in last year's Annual Report, and 18 individual children
have received electrical massage, and other forms of treatment
at the Red Cross Curative Post, Norbiton, making
1,363 total attendances for the year.
Those requiring operative or in-patient treatment are
sent to St. Vincent's Orthopædic Hospital, Eastcote, and
during the year 4 children were treated there. One child
was admitted to the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.
During the year the cost amounted to £115 4s. Od. for
out-patient, and £207 12s. Od. for in-patient treatment.
Parents' contributions amounted to £31 18s. Od. towards
out-patient, and £5 1s. Od. towards in-patient treatment.
Parents are expected to contribute towards treatment
according to their means, but I am sorry to say that in many
instances there appears to be great reluctance on their part
to agree to pay anything towards the expenses.
The sense of parental responsibility, which might be
shown by even the smallest donations, appears to be totally
lacking in too many instances.
The Central Aid Society has been most helpful in assisting
the School Medical Service in obtaining letters for