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MEDICAL TREATMENT.
Defects discovered at medical inspection are reported to the
parents, who may elect to obtain treatment either privately or
through a hospital, or may avail themselves of the facilities
afforded by the school clinics. Visual and dental defects, X-ray
treatment of Ringworm and the treatment of Minor Ailments are
now undertaken by the Education Authority, whilst the operative
treatment of Tonsils and Adenoids is by arrangement carried out
at the local hospitals.
MINOR AILMENTS.
Skin.
Ringworm of the. Scalp.—Out of 15 cases referred for treatment
7 were successfully treated by the application of X-rays, 8 refusing
this form of treatment.
The X-ray treatment is carried out by Dr. D. Arthur, of
Ealing, at his own surgery, a fee of £1:1:0 per case being paid
to him. A charge of 52/6 per case is made, except in necessitous
cases, when free treatment may be obtained on application to the
Education Committee.
Ringworm of Body.—11 cases were successfully treated at the
School Clinics, 227 children were treated at the School Clinics
for other skin diseases, including 3 cases of Scabies and 203 cases
of Impetigo.
Ear Disease and Hearing.
At the School Clinic 55 cases of Ear Disease or Defective
Hearing were seen and treated.
Ear Disease.
The treatment of discharging ears, occupies a very large
portion of the time of the Nurses at the Treatment Clinics. There
is no more unsatisfactory class of case to deal with than this.
Their treatment necessitates daily careful work which can only
be carried out properly by a nurse. In many of these cases the
conditions are long standing and there is already infection of the
mastoid cells and nothing short of a fairly severe operation is
going to permanently cure the condition. So long as this
condition persists, the child is always, in danger, in that any