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Many of these children require to be away for several months
before their convalescence is sufficiently established for them to
be returned home with any degree of safety. They are then
kept under periodical observation by the School Medical Staff
and suitable instructions are sent to the Head Teachers of the
schools which they attend, advising any necessary modifications
in their school lives.
(j) Tuberculosis. The Surrey County Council is the
Authority responsible for the treatment of tuberculosis in
Wimbledon.
Two children suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis and two
children with non-pulmonary tuberculosis were patients in
hospitals or sanatoria at the end of the year. One of these
children, with tuberculosis of the hip, was at the Holy Cross
Convent, Ramsgate, and a second child, suffering from tuberculous
disease of the spine, was at the Hospital for Diseases
of Children, Sevenoaks.
(k) Other Defects and Diseases. Children suffering from
defects other than those indicated above obtain treatment either
through private practitioners or at the out-patient departments
of the local or big London hospitals.
Very little difficulty is experienced in. getting parents to
obtain the necessary treatment as there are so many facilities
available in this area.
Artificial Light Treatment. There are no facilities for
providing artificial light treatment at the Health Centre. This
is available at the local hospitals as well as in neighbouring
institutions.
In only three cases were children sent direct to such
institutions for ultra-violet ray treatment. A considerable
number of children, however, who were found to be suffering
from debility, the milder forms of anaemia, and slight rheumatism,
were referred to their own doctors with a view to their receiving
artificial light treatment. Many of the practitioners in the
district are equipped with the necessary apparatus.
SPEECH CLINIC.
During the year forty-three cases were treated in the Speech
Clinic. Of these, twenty-two were stammerers and twenty-one
were cases of defective speech.
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