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The mothers are very grateful for the opportunity of obtaining
skilled treatment for their teeth, and in practically all the cases they
volunteer to pay without assistance from the Committee contributions
of 2/6d. per week towards repayment of the cost.
The work at the Douglas Road Centre, as shown by the
attendances is still impossible. One cannot do duty to the cases
as they arise owing to the continuous pressure. The Nurses have
no time to give any instruction, and the average Clinic leaves one
at the end of the afternoon absolutely dog tired. The wonder to me
is that the parents still continue to attend in such numbers, in view
of the scanty time one has to give to the cases, and the crowding of
the waiting hall.
At Douglas Road a Mothers' Committee has been active during
the year. Sewing meetings have been held; maternity bags with
complete outfits were provided for the use of the poorer members.
The Committee granted the sum of £2 towards the original purchase
of material.
During the year I reported on the question of the installation
of an Artificial Sunlight Clinic, and the matter was deferred for
a periods of six months.
Minor Ailments of Children under School Age.
The question of dealing with the minor defects in children
under school age was considered during the year, when I made the
following report, as a result of which arrangements now exist whereby
children can be seen at the daily Clinics, and eye cases dealt with
when they arise.
Co-ordination of Medical Treatment of Minor Ailments of
Children up to School Leaving Age.
The number of cases at present attending the Maternity and
Child Welfare Clinics which require treatment is small; a few cases
of impetigo, mostly occuring in Isleworth, a certain number of discharging
ears which require day to day attention, and also a few, but
very troublesome, cases of sores and rashes on the body and limbs