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(/') Tuberculosis.—All children suspected either of pulmonary
or other tuberculosis are referred to the Chest Physician for final
diagnosis.

(k) Other Defects and Diseases.—The following shows the
number of various other defects which were found to require
treatment:—
Enlarged Glands 5
Speech 45
Other defects 166
Bronchitis, etc. 105
Nervous System 26
7. FOLLOW-UP
The School Nurses paid a total of 1,036 home visits during 1958.
8. ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT
(a) Chiropody.—Mr. R. J. King, the Chief Chiropodist,
reports as follows:—
"The Children's Clinic still flourishes and is an important part
of our work, but time is limited with only one session per week. In
spite of this, 2,512 treatments were given to 699 children, making
3.5 treatments per patient: of these 1,044 were boys and 1,468
girls. New patients totalled 505, of whom 212 were boys and 293
were girls."
In the Health Report for 1957 reference was made to an
extract from the Report of Dr. Davies, Principal School Medical
Officer at Huddersfield to the effect that many girls who have
perfect feet at their ten-year-old examination have severe deformities
by the time they reach school leaving age, many of such a degree
that they may eventually require operative treatment. Dr. Davies
went on to state that the present day fashion of continued all day
wear of shoes of a "slip on" or "casual" type, which must of
necessity be too small so that they can stay on, or cause cramping
of the toes to keep them on, can during these formative years,
cause hallux valgus, painful bunions and curling under of the toes,
sometimes of such a degree that the nails are walked on.
In view of these statements, the medical staff and the chiropodists
were asked during 1958 to give their opinion of the position in
Walthamstow and with the following result:—
"I have been struck by the very unsuitable shoes worn by
senior girls."