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8—Medical Treatment.
The percentage of children found at Routine Inspections
to require treatment (excluding dental treatment and for
uncleanliness) is shown in Table II (b).
The figure for Entrants is about the same as last year,
viz.: 14.79 per cent. in 1925 and 14.65 per cent. in 1924. The
percentage for Intermediates is expected to be higher than in
other code groups as it is at this age that the less obvious
defects of vision are first detected.
The figure for heavers is high for the district as compared
with the figures in the other code groups. This is due
to the fact that an unusual number of these children were
referred for operation on the tonsils and for re-testing of the
eyes for glasses.
The Local Education Authority undertakes treatment
as follows:—
(a) For minor ailments;
(b) Operative treatment of Tonsils and Adenoids;
(c) X-ray treatment for Ringworm;
(d) Refraction work for defective vision and provision
of spectacles;
(e) Treatment of Dental Defects.
Up to the end of 1923, charges were made for some of
the forms of treatment, as follows:—
(1) Operative treatment for Tonsils and s. d.
Adenoids 3 0
(2) Spectacles 4 0
(3) Dental treatment 1 0
In special cases these charges were dispensed with or
reduced on the report of the School Nurse regarding the
financial condition of the parents or guardians.
Free medical treatment is now provided in the cases in
which the total weekly income of the family, exclusive of rent,
insurance and travelling expenses of the wage earners to and
from work does not exceed:—
10s. per head, if the family is six or less in number;
9s. per head, if the family is more than six in number.
Where free treatment is not provided, the parents'
payments to be according to the following scale for each
treatment:—