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Miss Lewis has also kindly prepared the following interesting
summary showing the method in which the various services
provided by your Authority can be brought to the help of any
child:—
15/9/32. Parents of S.B. applied to I.C.A.A. for advice re
Rheumatism.
29/9/32. Seen at Rheumatism Clinic. Nil cardiac.
14/9/33. Re-attended Rheumatism Clinic. Complained of pains
and wasting of leg. Referred to Orthopaedic Clinic.
21/9/33. Attended Orthopaedic Clinic. PArthritis (X-ray of hip
negative).
19/10/33. Still had pain. X-ray of knee negative. ?Cyst behind
knee.
29/11/33. Admitted to Brookfield Hospital. Operation revealed
growth behind knee and pathological report later
showed it to be non-malignant. Immunised against
Diphtheria whilst in hospital.
11/1/34. Re-attended Rheumatism Clinic. Nil rheumatic. Discharged.
18/1/34. Re-attended Orthopaedic Clinic. Pinal X-ray to make
sure that all well.
(b) National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.—The
Society undertook a prosecution in a case of continued
jncleanliness.
The parents of the child concerned had been warned on several
occasions by the School Nurse on account of the presence of nits
and had been, on two occasions, excluded from school on account
of pediculi. Your School Medical Officer gave evidence on
subpoena and the Society gained a conviction, the parents
receiving imprisonment for one day each, the custody of the child
being given to the Managers of Dr. Barnardo's Homes until the
ase of 16 vears.