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7. FOLLOW - UP
The School Nurses paid a total of 671 home visits
during 1959.
8. ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT
(a) Chiropody - Mr. R.J King, the Chief Chiropodist
reports as follows -
The Children s Clinic gave 2,647 treatments to 709
children, making 3 7 visits per child. 2,316 of these
treatments were for verruca pedis, 1,441 being given to
girls and 875 to boys. New patients amount to 379 140
boys and 239 girls.
The footwear of the girls leaves much to be desired
in a great many cases as large numbers are wearing casual
or slipper type shoes which cannot be fitted the correct
length owing to the difficulty of keeping them on thus
function and growth are being restricted. Here I feel
parents need more guidance, and in some cases should set
an example by their own footwear.1"

(c) Uncleanliness - Treatment with Suleo was carried
out with satisfactory results, and advice and treatment
is available at all clinics and welfares. Steel combs
are supplied at the various centres at cost price, and on
loan in cases of necessity Special treatment is available
at the Hackney Borough Council's Cleansing Centre,
(d) Minor Ailments and Diseases of the Skin - Treatment
of minor ailments is carried out at the seven sessions of
the school clinics, all of which are in charge of a
medical officer.