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No children were cleansed under Section 122 of the Children
Act, but 84 heads were cleansed at the School Clinics by Nurses.
(c) MINOR AILMENTS AND DISEASES OF THE SKIN.
There are many minor ailments and skin diseases amongst
school children, for which parents will not seek medical aid through
a private Practitioner or Hospital. For such cases the School
Clinics are available. Head Teachers are empowered to send all
children to the School Clinics who come under this category.
Certain defects found at Routine or Special examinations are
also referred to the Clinics for treatment, or for further examination
or observation.
The following figures give an indication of the attendances at
the Medical Clinics, of which there are four in the Borough, one
of them (Stratford Clinic) being served by two Doctors:-
Stratford Clinic (a) 15321
Stratford Clinic (b) 8579
Balaam Street Clinic 13194
Swanscombe St. Clinic 15141
Rosetta Road Clinic 15756
Total 67991
With regard to Ringworm of the Scalp arrangements have
been made by this Authority with the London Hospital for X-ray
treatment of this condition. All such cases before being referred
for treatment are first seen by an Assistant School Medical Officer,
who also re-inspects the cases before they are re-admitted to school.
During the year there were 18 cases of Ringworm of the Scalp
treated at the London Hospital.
(d) VISUAL DEFECTS AND EXTERNAL EYE DISEASES.
Cases of Visual defects are examined by the Committee's
Oculist. The Oculist devotes ten Sessions per week to
these refractions, which are re-inspected by the respective
Assistant School Medical Officers within the following three
months. In necessitous cases assistance is rendered in the purchase
of the glasses.
Following is a resume of the results of the examinations by
'he School Oculist:-
Elementary Higher Special
Schools Education Schools
Cases referred to Oculist 3380 467 38
Number attended 2807 4.16 36
Percentage attendance 83.0 89.1 94.7
Glasses ordered 2426 393 34
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