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VACCINATION.
At Routine Medical Inspections an entry is made on
the Medical Record Card of every child not exhibiting evidence
of previous vaccination.
The percentage of entrant infants showing vaccination
marks was 67.
SCHOOL CLINIC.
The School Clinic in Grange Road was described in
detail in last years' Annual Report.
(a) Inspection Clinic.
The School Medical Officer holds his Inspection Clinic
on Tuesday and Friday mornings during School terms,
when he sees children referred to him by Nurses, Teachers,
School Attendance Officers, etc., advising as to their treatment
and disposal.
He also re-inspects children previously excluded from
School by him, and also those under treatment for minor
ailments.
(b) Minor Ailments Clinic.
The Clinic is open at 9.15 a.m. on week-days, when the
School Nurses carry out the treatment of minor ailments
under the direction of the School Medical Officer. No
charge is made but a box is provided for voluntary
contributions.
There were 6,015 attendances during the year.
(c) Ophthalmic Clinic.
Dr. Ivor Aubrey, the School Oculist, attends fortnightly
on Wednesday afternoon during School terms to
deal with cases referred to him by the School Medical
Officer.
Those children who have errors of refraction attend the
Clinic three times a day on the Monday and Tuesday preceding
the meeting for the purpose of having atropine ointment
applied by the School Nurse.
There were 392 attendances at the 21 sessions held
during the year, 199 being new cases and 193 re-inspections.