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now possesses very excellent up-to-date machinery for dealing
with expectant mothers and mothers, and with infants and
children until they leave school. There are special Clinics for
Dental, Eye, Orthopaedic, Rheumatism cases and cases
requiring Artificial Sunlight, each of which is attended by a
Specialist skilled in the particular treatment indicated. When
planning and furnishing these special departments, the
Specialist concerned was consulted so as to render them as
efficient as possible. It may also be mentioned that all these
Clinics, together with that for treating Minor Ailments, are
available for both the Maternity and Child Welfare and the
School Medical Services.
The Chiswick end of the Borough is badly in need of new
accommodation for its Clinics. In the early days of these
services, they were looked upon as being quite satisfactory, but
fortunately the value of these services is now being appreciated,
so more adequate and hygienic space is urgently needed. For
a district of this size it is perhaps unnecessary at present to
provide another Eye and Orthopaedic Clinic, but the other
Clinics should be included in any scheme drawn up to supply
our minimum requirements. Actually, plans have been
submitted for a new Health Centre in Chiswick, but the
international situation has been a serious deterring factor in
the completion of the scheme.
The following were sent to our own treatment Clinics :—
Dental Clinic : 78 mothers, 152 children.
Orthopaedic Clinic : 1 mother, 70 children.
Artificial Sunlight Clinic (opened July 1938) : 106
children.
Rheumatism Clinic : 1 mother, 6 children.
Eye Clinic : 7 children.
Minor Ailment Clinic 12 children.
Immunisation Clinic : In all cases, mothers bringing
their children to the Maternity and Child Welfare
Centres are asked to have them immunised against
Diphtheria.
In addition to the above, 5 children were sent to the
District Nurse for treatment.
In cases requiring other forms of treatment, they are
referred to their own Doctor or to an appropriate Hospital.
During the year, 142 children were sent to Hospital for the
following conditions :—
Circumcision 108, Tonsils and Adenoids 14, Squint 4,