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Infectious Diseases Clinic.—The weekly clinic on Tuesdays
at 2 p.m. was continued, and all children of school age who^
had been close contacts with cases of infectious diseases were
seen prior to their return to school.
As in previous years, all children discharged from the
Sanatorium or after home isolation were seen, and particular
care was taken to refer all cases with any suspicion ot
rheumatism or of cardiac defect to the next rheumatism clinic.
Dr. Sheldon's comment on this procedure is given in hisreport
on the work of the rheumatism clinic.
Thus twenty-four cases were referred, and of these nofewer
than twelve had cardiac defects and were brought
under early treatment. The majority of these defects had
developed after the patient's discharge from hospital, i.e.,
they were late sequelae of the infectious disease.
The following table shows the work done at the Infectious
Disease Clinic, and is given because the large majority of
patients are of school age:—
Number of clinics held in connection with Infectious
Diseases and Immunisation 52
Number of patients attended 2,972
Number of attendances made 4,454
Average attendance per session 57
Number of Scarlet Fever cases discovered 3
Number of diphtheria cases discovered 7
Number of virulence tests taken in Diphtheria
carriers 26
Number of children recommended to Rheumatism
Clinic 24
Number of children recommended to Ear Clinic 14