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Skin.
Ringworm of the Scalp.—Four cases were successfully treated
by the application of X-ray.
The X-ray treatment is carried out by Dr. D. Arthur in his
own surgery at Ealing, and a fee of £1 : 1 : 0: per case is paid to
him. Parents are asked to pay 2/6 per case, but in necessitous
cases free treatment may be obtained on application to the
Education Committee.
Treated at the School Clinic.
Ringworm of the Body 14 Cases
Impetigo 261 ,,
Scabies 15 ,,
Other skin diseases 45 ,,
Miscellaneous, minor injuries, bruises,
sores, chilblains, etc. 446 ,,
Ear Disease and Hearing.
At the School Clinic 80 cases of Ear Disease or Defective
Hearing were seen and treated.
Ear Disease.
Middle ear disease, resulting often in long continued
discharge from the ears, remains the most unsatisfactory ailment
dealt with at the School Clinic. Only a few slight cases are cured,
in others the discharge ceases for a time, to begin again later. In
many, the treatment is merely palliative, the cells of the mastoid
bone are already infected, and nothing short of a fairly severe
operation will cure the condition permanently. So long as this
condition persists, the child is always in danger, in that any
minute, any further extension of the disease to the upper plate
of bone covering the inner ear, may lead to suppuration within
the brain cavity, and death.
Continuous suppuration of the middle ear always causes
impairment of hearing, and further affects the general health of
the child.
Considerable loss of attendance at school is caused by this
ailment, and when in school the child does not benefit to the full
by the education provided. Ionization seems to offer one of the
best forms of treatment for early cases. Unfortunately such treatment
is not at present available in this district, and parents often
find it difficult to take the children to London.