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The Clinics are open at 9 a.m. every week-day throughout
the year for the treatment of minor ailments at the following
centres: —
Hounslow—Clipstone House, 92 Bath Road.
Heston—The Village Hall.
Isleworth—The Public Hall.
A Medical Officer attends the Clinics on the following days : —
Hounslow—Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10 a.m.
Heston—Thursdays, at 10.30 a.m.
Isleworth—Mondays, at 10.30 a.m.
Cases are referred to the Clinics from school medical inspections,
or are sent in by Head Teachers, School Attendance Officers,
and Health Visitors. The majority of the cases, however, are
sent in by Head Teachers, who doubtless realise the value of
prompt treatment in maintaining a good school attendance.
Since the middle of 1929 the Minor Ailments Clinics have
been kept open during school holidays (except such general holidays
as Christmas Day, Bank Holidays, etc.), but there is always
a considerable drop in the attendance when schools are closed,
which points to the fact that, but for the vigilance of Teachers
and Attendance Officers during term time, many of the cases of
minor ailments would go untreated and neglected.
The following comparative figures are interesting: —
Year. No. of individual children Total attendances
attending Minor Ailments Clinics. for treatment
1930 2036 8,349
1931 2413 10,803
In addition to providing daily treatment for minor ailments,
these Clinics also serve as centres for the more detailed examination
of special cases than the pressure at routine medical inspections
at schools will permit. Here again the calls upon the Medical
Officer's time, particularly at the Hounslow Clinic, have been so
great that at the beginning of 1932 it has been necessary to commence
the two medical sessions per week at Hounslow, half an
hour earlier. That is all the extra time the Medical Officer in
charge of this Clinic can spare, and really a further half-day
session per week is indicated.
The total number of special examinations and re-examinations
made by Medical Officers at these clinics during 1931 was 3,534,
compared with 2,532 in 1930.