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plicated cases are detained as long as necessary. The Hospital
charges the Education Committee the fee of £2 2s. for each
six cases.
228 children were operated upon at the Chiswick Hospital,
three by their own doctor or at other hospitals, and 162 received
palliative treatment, chiefly in the form of curing their dental
sepsis.
(c) Tuberculosis : No actual treatment of this disease is
undertaken by the Local Authority. Any definite or suspected
case is referred to Dr. Forbes at the Tuberculosis Dispensary.
Dr. Forbes has kindly given me particulars to prepare the
following table of all elementary school children from this
district who attended his Clinic during 1933:—
Initials of Localisation
child. Age. Sex. of disease. Where treated.
A. G. 11 M Pulmonary Clinic.
N. R. 8 F do. Harefield.
L W. 9 M do. Clinic.
I/. S. 10 M Hip Quiescent—attends Clinic.
E. S. 11 M Hip Quiescent—attends Clinic.
Dr. Forbes also examined and kept under observation
14 contacts, one of whom he sent to Harefield as a suspected
case for further observation. This case, however, proved to be
non-tuberculous.
Further information regarding the classification and
distribution of children suffering from various forms of
Tuberculosis will be found in Table III.
(d) Skin Diseases : All skin diseases were treated at the
Minor Ailment Clinics.
Ringworm of the Scalp : Only one case of Ringworm of the
scalp was seen during the year, and it was not found necessary
to send the child for X-Ray treatment.
Ringworm of the Body : The seven cases mentioned in
Table II were all treated in the Clinics with preparation of
Iodine, followed by ointment of Ammoniated Mercury
Scabies : 36 cases of this disease occurred, and most of
them yielded rapidly to treatment with Kathiolan.
Contagious Impetigo : Children suffering from this disease
attend the Minor Ailment Clinics daily, where their sores are