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RHEUMATISM CLINIC, 1939.
Number of sessions 40
„ „ attendances 541
„ „ new cases 133
„ „ old cases 408
„ discharged 136
„ still under treatment 166
„ of new cases with rheumatic or cardiac defect.. 27
„ referred to Hospital as in-patient 1
„ „ „ „ „ out-patient 7
„ „ for tonsils and adenoids operation 10
„ „ „ dental treatment 26
„ „ to P.D. Centre 1
, , „ „ Open Air School 3
„ excluded from school 19
„ „ half-time school 1
„ „ from games and exercises 15
„ to begin games and exercises 15
„ seen after scarlet fever 4
„ „ „ diphtheria 13
„ with cardiac defect after scarlet fever —
„ „ „ „ „ diphtheria 1
„ referred for convalescent home treatment 26
„ sent away 23
„ referred in 1938 and sent away in 1939 in
addition to the above 1
„ refused —
„ withdrawn —
„ waiting —
„ evacuated whilst on waiting list 3
(j) Tuberculosis.—The number of school children examined
during the year was: boys 55 and girls 60, of which 12 boys and
11 girls were referred by the School Medical Staff. 24 of the cases
were sent by private practitioners, and 68 were examined as
contacts.
At the end of the year the live register of notified cases of school
age was: Pulmonary 36, Non-Pulmonary 46.
(k) Artificial Sunlight Treatment.—The arrangements with
the Connaught Hospital detailed in the 1936 report were continued.
Two children of school age were referred for treatment, and
a total of 29 treatments was given at a total cost of £2 18s. Od.