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Thb Minor Ailment Clinic is held every morning, and during
the year 589 children have made 3,497 attendances.
Thb Eye Clinic is held once a fortnight by Mr. Blair, who
prescribes glasses for those children requiring them. The glasses
are obtained from a Richmond optician at a contract price : 152
children were treated during the year.
The School Dbntal Clinic is held 10 times a fortnight, and
1,284 children were treated during the year.
In December, 1934, a Clinic for Schick testing and Diphtheria
Immunisation was begun and Dr. Murray, the Pathologist of the
Royal Hospital, Richmond, was appointed to do the actual
immunising. Sessions were at first one per week, but the number
applying for the treatment became so great that two sessions a
week were necessary for a time.
Hospitals.
The South Middlesex and Richmond Joint Hospital Board was
established to take infectious cases from Richmond, Twickenham,
Heston and Isleworth, Hampton, Hampton Wick and Teddington.
1. The three Hospitals formerly belonging to these areas, viz.:—
Mogden, Twickenham and Hampton, were taken over, but it has
been decided to enlarge the Mogden Hospital at once and make
further extensions when necessary. Hampton Hospital has been
closed and Twickenham Hospital is used partly as a Convalescent
Annexe for Mogden while its cubicle block is used for cases which
require separate accommodation.
The new Borough of Twickenham includes Hampton, Hampton
Wick and Teddington and Mogden Hospital is at present being
enlarged. When completed it will be able to deal with all the
cases in the three Districts.
2. Smallpox. Arrangements have been made with the Surrey
County Council whereby cases of Smallpox occurring in the
Borough will be admitted to the Smallpox Hospital at Clandon,