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It will be noted that 1,088 children attended for
the first time, and that 14,882 attendances were made by
old and new cases. These figures refer to infants only,
and take no account of the co-incident attendances of
mothers.
In addition to the attendances of young children set
forth in the foregoing table, a large number of children
between the ages of two and five also attend at the
ordinary Clinics, and for reasons already given this is
in every way to be encouraged. The attendances of such
toddlers during 1929 was as follows:—
92, Greyhound Road 538
170, Wandsworth Bridge Road 599
Melmoth Hall, Eustace Road 637
The work of the Child Welfare Clinics is preventive
and educational, and children who are ill are referred as
much as possible to their own doctors or to suitable
hospitals. Cases requiring operation for adenoids and
enlarged tonsils, or treatment of eye defects, are, when
necessary, sent to the London County Council School
Treatment Centre. There remains, however, a proportion
of minor ailments and of cases needing massage
and remedial exercises that are undertaken at the Clinics.
For the latter the Clinics are deeply indebted to the
continued voluntary services of Miss Christian Wickham.
The figures for 1929 are as follows:—
At 92, Greyhound Road.
Number of children who attended for
massage or treatment of minor
ailments 306
Number of attendances 984
At The School Treatment Centre.
For operative treatment for enlarged
tonsils and adenoids 13
For visual defects.
Number of mothers and children
treated 36