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Infectious Diseases Clinic.—The weekly clinic at 2 p.m. on
Tuesdays was continued, and all the 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 Isolation
Hospital or after home isolation for infectious disease were seen,
and particular care was taken to refer all cases with any suspicion
of rheumatism or of cardiac defect to the next rheumatism clinic.
Thus 23 children were referred, and of these no fewer than 14
had cardiac defects and were brought under early treatment. The
majority of these defects had developed after the patient's discharge
from hospital.
The following table shows the work done at the Infectious
Disease Clinic, the large majority of patients being of school age:—
Number of clinics held in connection with Infectious
Diseases and Immunisation 60
Number of attendances made 4,546
Average attendance per session 75.8
Number of Scarlet Fever cases discovered 3
Number of Diphtheria cases discovered 5
Number of virulence tests taken in Diphtheria carriers 67
Number of children recommended to Rheumatism Clinic 23
Number of children recommended to Ear Clinic 14