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By the end of the year two weekly nutrition clinics were being conducted,
one at the Municipal Medical Centre and another at the Town
Hall Clinic premises. All children referred to these clinics were weighed
and measured, particulars concerning their previous health and home
conditions, etc., ascertained and entered upon appropriate cards, and
wherever extra nourishment was indicated, school meals and/or free milk
were prescribed by the medical officers.
The following statement gives the result of the investigations undertaken
in connection with nutrition:—
Number of children who attended Nutrition Clinics .. 754
Nutrition excellent (A) 70
Nutrition normal (B) 212
Nutrition slightly subnormal (C) 388
Nutrition bad (D) 84
Recommended for free milk in school on nutritional or
medical grounds 300
Recommended for free milk and school meals on nutritional
or medical grounds 228
Recommended for assessment on economic grounds 165
Uncleanliness.—The total number of examinations of children at
the cleanliness surveys in the schools conducted by the school nurses was
114,867. In 1,108 cases pediculi or nits were detected. At the school
clinics 240 children were dealt with and 22 children were cleansed by the
school nurses.
Minor Ailments and Diseases of the Skin.—Mild bronchial
affections, sore throats, impetigo and minor injuries formed the highest
percentage of the cases coming under this heading. During the winter
months many children are afflicted with severe chilblains which give
rise to distressing symptoms. All such cases are ordered extra milk
and cod-liver oil and malt, and various medicaments are prescribed.
In a number of cases this method of treatment has been successfully
supplemented by the local use of Faradism. The affected portion of
the limb is submerged in water as hot as can be borne by the patient