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124
Tuberculous Children (out of school) having
Institutional Treatment.
East Anglian Sanatorium (Lungs and Glands) 12
Seven Oaks Open Air School 1
Morden Hall Convalescent Home (London Hospital)
1
Heritage Craft Schools, Chailey 3
Cold Ash Convalescent Home, Newbury 1
Sir William Treloar's Home, Alton 2
St. Andrew's Home, Hayling Island 5
Alexandra Hospital, Guildford 1
Alexandra Hospital, Swanley 1
Victoria Homes, Margate 1
Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot 1
Whipps Cross Hospital 11
St. Vincent's Cripple Home, Pinner 2
In addition to the above, there are 57 Out of School Cases
calculated up to the end of December, 1926.
(d) SKIN DISEASES.
The majority of skin diseases are already included under
the Section, "Minor Ailments," and treated, at the Clinics.
One, however, needs special mention, as a special line of treatment
is adopted. Ringworm of the scalp, if discovered quite
early and before any large area is involved, may be treated at
the Clinic and its course cut short, but if well-established can
only be adequately and expeditiously dealt with by X-Rays.
Arrangements have accordingly been made for this method
of treatment (1) with Dr. Kennedy, (2) with the London Hospital,
leaving the choice to the parent. The child is first
examined by one of the School Medical staff, hairs taken for
examination, and the diagnosis confirmed, and a voucher given
for treatment on behalf of the Education Authority. Seventyone
cases out of 103 received X-Ray treatment. Ringworm of
the body is more amenable to drug treatment, and 273 such
cases were treated at the Clinics.
Scabies is sometimes a difficult skin disease to treat at the
Clinics, as one must rely to a certain extent on domestic
measures as well. Nevertheless 62 cases were cured at the
Clinics. (See Table IV., Group 1.)