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All children are visited next day by the School Nurse and seen
in a week's time by one of the Medical Staff.
During the year 235 children received operative treatment, or
40 per cent. of those found to be suffering from these defects—226
under the Authority's Scheme (of these 37 were done at the Sanatorium)—and
9 by private practitioners or hospital.
Tuberculosis.—It is very rare to find a child suffering from
definite Pulmonary Tuberculosis. All suspected cases are sent to
the Tuberculosis Officer for examination and, if necessary, he keeps
them under observation and gives treatment such as Cod Liver
Oil, Milk, etc. A report is always sent to the Doctor who sends
the case.
A " green " after-care card is made out for such children, and
this enables the assistant School Medical Officer to give special
attention. A similar coloured card is also made out for a Tubercular
Contact.
Nineteen children are at present in Sanatoria or Sanatorium
Schools approved by the Board. We have 14 active nonpulmonary
cases attending at Sanatoria or Hospital Schools
approved by the Ministry. In Brookfield Hospital School we have
1 Tubercular Hip and 1 Tubercular Spine.
Skin Diseases.—A special Ringworm Clinic is held one afternoon
weekly. Other skin affections are treated at the Minor Ailments
Clinic. Forty-two cases of Ringworm of the Scalp and 69 cases of
Ringworm of the body received treatment under the Authority's
Scheme, and 5 had X-ray treatment.
Thirty-cases of Scabies and 524 of Impetigo were treated at the
Clinic as well as 199 other skin cases.
The Nurses instruct the parents how to carry on the treatment in
the interval between the Clinic sessions. Bad cases are brought to
the Clinic daily.
External Eye Diseases.—These are seen at the general Clinics
and also, if necessary, at the special Eye Clinic.
Vision.—See special Eye Report.
Ear Diseases and Hearing.—Sessions are held at Lloyd Park on
two afternoons weekly for the treatment of Otorrhoea and Deafness.
During 1925, three hundred and fifteen children suffering
from these defects were treated at this Clinic and 12 elsewhere.
Otorrhoea forms the bulk of such cases and is a very troublesome
condition. A great number of the cases become chronic and have