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The School Attendance Officer is very helpful, particularly
in getting children to attend the Clinic when
required to do so by the School Medical Officer or Nurses.
The Central Aid Society has helped in obtaining letters
for Hospitals, etc., in cases where parents cannot afford to
pay, and also in sending children away for convalescence
to the seaside.
The National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Children has aided in following up obstinate cases when
notified by the School Medical Officer.
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 62.
SCHOOL CLINIC.
The School Clinic in Grange Road was described in
detail in the Annual Report for 1931.
(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 ca'rry out the treatment of minor ailments
under the direction of the School Medical Officer. No
charge is made, but a box is provided foV voluntary
contributions.
There were 5875 attendances during the year.