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(c) TUBERCULOSIS.
Treatment of this condition is not undertaken by the Education
Committee, but cases are notified, on discovery, to the
Medical Officer of Health, and then dealt with under the Council's
scheme for the treatment of Tuberculosis. The School Doctors
refer suspicious cases to the Tuberculosis Officer by a special card,
for examination and report. By this means pre-tuberculous cases
are kept under observation, and can receive any requisite preventative
treatment.
The number of cases referred to the Tuberculosis Officer
during the year was 101.
Provision is made for Institutional treatment of tuberculous
children unfit for school life under the above-mentioned scheme of
the Council, as follows :—
Tuberculous Children (out of school) having Institutional
Treatment.
Langdon Hills Children's Sanatorium 40
Whipps Cross Hospital 2
Heritage Craft Schools, Chailey 5
Sir William Treloar's Home, Alton 11
Seven Oaks Hospital for Hip Diseases 3
Alexander Hospital, East Clandon 1
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore 1
St. Vincent's Cripple Home, Pinner 4
Children's Hospital, Cold Ash, Newbury 1
St. Martin's Hospital, Pyrford, Surrey 1
Ascot Cripple Home 1
Kettlewell Home, Swanley 1
Hayling Island, Convalescent Home 2
Princess Mary Hospital, Margate 1
In addition there were 22 out-of-school cases of Tuberculosis
at the end of December, 1932.
(d) SKIN DISEASES.
The majority of skin diseases have already been included
under the term "minor ailments," and their treatment falls under
the arrangements as set out under that heading. There is one
skin disease however which requires special mention, and that is
Ringworm of the scalp. This condition is dealt with by
arrangement of the Local Education Authority with (1) Dr. A. E.
Kennedy, (2) The London Hospital. The cases are seen first by
one of the medical staff and, after treatment, are re-inspected
before re-admission to school.
Since the decease of Dr. Kennedy, the London Hospital has
undertaken all the X-Ray treatment.
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