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Children for whom glasses are prescribed are followed up.
until glasses are obtained, by one of the School nurses attached
to the district where the child resides, and the corresponding
Doctor re-inspects the child with its new glasses within three
months.
Ringworm of the Scalp, which has had X-Ray treatment
under the Authority's Scheme, is also re-inspected on recovery
by the Doctor at the Clinic.
Failing private treatment after repeated visits a case is
drafted to the Clinic, if the condition justifies this course.
Number of Home Visits 12,893
Number of Children visited at School 4,891
Number of hours spent in following-up by
visits, including Verminous Cases 4,276
Number of Re-inspections by School Doctors
of Elementary School Children 6,828
(8) Medical Treatment.
(a) MINOR AILMENTS.
In a district such as this parents are somewhat reluctant to
seek the aid of the family Doctor or the Hospital for minor
troubles, partly on account of expense and partly on account
of the time involved by attendance at the latter, so that, failing
domestic measures for their cure, these cases eventually find
their way to the School Clinics. In order to avoid unnecessary
visiting and delay Teachers are provided with Clinic Attendance
Cards, with which to draft such necessitous cases directlv
to the Clinic for treatment. The conditions included under
this head comprise slight skin affections, sores, impetigo,
eczema, scabies, minor cuts and bruises, external eye
conditions, such as conjunctivitis, blepharitis, corneal ulcers:
ear troubles, such as otorrhœa. eczema, cerumen (wax) and
deafness from any cause, ringworm of head or bodv (if of
slight degree), and minor first aid cases.
By far the greater proportion of the attendances come
from the special cases sent by the Head Teachers. The
amount of these conditions found at Routine Inspection
is kept at a low limit. Table IV. (1) shows the amount of
treatment undertaken by the scheme provided by the Local
Education Authority as compared with that undertaken otherwise,
i.e., by Hospital, private Doctor, or domestic remedies.