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Under the agreement with the King George Hospital eight
children were operated on at that hospital for the removal of
enlarged tonsils and adenoids. Two of these cases were treated
free of charge.
Convalescent Home Treatment.
By arrangement with the Invalid Children's Aid Association
one child under five years of age was sent to a Convalescent Home
for a period of weeks.
The Council contributed the sum of £1 19s. 6d. towards the
child's maintenance.
Children Under School Age (Circular 1550 of the Ministry
of Health).
This circular asked Councils to review their arrangements for
supervising the health of young children up to 5 years of age and
to inform the Minister of Health of the result of their consideration
of this circular.
The main points of the Circular were as follows :—
(1) the establishment of " toddlers " clinics at the Infant
Welfare Centres.
(2) the availability of the facilities of the school clinics for
young children.
(3) provision of day nurseries for the care of young children
in areas where a considerable number of mothers go out
to work.
(4) regular visiting of these children by Health Visitors.
The Minister was informed on the 13th October, 1936, as
follows :—