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Further information regarding the classification 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.—Two cases of Ringworm of the
scalp were seen during the year and were treated at the Clinic.
Ringworm of the Body.—The 10 cases mentioned in
Table II were all treated in the Clinics with preparation of
Iodine, followed by ointment of Ammoniated Mercury.
Scabies.—Thirty cases of this disease occurred and most of
them yielded rapidly to treatment with Kathiolan.
Contagious Impetigo.—At one time the bulk of the work
in the Minor Ailment Clinics was the treatment of these cases
which numbered hundreds in the year. During 1935, 52 cases
only were recorded and all of a mild character.
Children suffering from this disease attend the Minor
Ailment Clinics daily where their sores are treated with a lotion
containing Zinc and Copper Sulphate or with Flavine, followed
by ointments containing Zinc and Ammoniated Mercury.
(e) External Eye Diseases.—All the cases of Blepharitis,
Conjunctivitis and Corneal Ulcer were successfully treated at
the Clinics.
(f) Vision.—Defects of vision are treated in the Eye Clinics
at Brentford and Chiswick. All children are examined by
Retinoscopy after the application of a mydriatic (" eye drops ").
191 children were treated in these Clinics during the year and
an analysis of the results is shown below :—
(1) Spectacles prescribed 182
Spectacles issued 174
(Eight other children obtained spectacles at hospitals)
(2) Conditions other than refractive error found during
examination—
Squint 19
Chronic Blepharitis 5
Congenital Cataract 1
Corneal Opacities 1
Nystagmus 1
Mentally Deficient 1
Migraine 1
Blind in one eye (injury) 1
Rheumatism and chorea 1