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One girl suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis was
admitted to the Holy Cross Sanatorium, Haslemere, early in
1937.
Three children suffering from tuberculous glands of the
neck were admitted to the following institutions:—
Royal Sea Bathing Hospital, Margate 1
Victoria Home, Margate 2
In addition there were two cases of tuberculous disease of
joints, one a tuberculous hip and the other a tuberculous knee,
both of which were admitted to the Heatherwood Hospital,
Ascot.
One child with a tuberculous left hip was discharged from
the Royal National Orthopædic Hospital's Country Branch at
Stanmore in December and consequently was not attending any
school or institution at the end of the year.
Two children with non-pulmonary tuberculosis in whom
the disease was arrested were in attendance at public elementary
schools. These children were under the care of the Tuberculosis
Physician and attended periodically at the Dispensary.
The Tuberculosis Dispensary at 30, Worple Road, is in
a central position and readily accessible to parents attending
with school children.
(k) Other Defects and Diseases. Children suffering
from defects other than those indicated above obtain treatment
either through private practitioners or at the outpatient
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. During 1936 the Education
Committee made arrangements with the Nelson Hospital for
children referred from the School Medical Department to
receive ultra-violet ray treatment at that institution. The
charge made by the Hospital is one shilling for each attendance.
As a rule the course of treatment is found to require twelve
attendances.
Nine children were referred for treatment from the School
Medical Department during 1937. Six of these were suffering
from rheumatism, two from bronchitis, and one from
bronchiectasis.