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MASSAGE CLINIC.
Miss Townsend reports:—
"The number of children who have received treatment
during the year is large, especially those under 5 years of age,
and the results have been satisfactory.
"On the whole, we consider the work of the Clinic during
the year to have been successful, but we are much hampered
by the fact that attendances frequently cease just when the
benefit of the treatment is beginning to be felt. This nonattendance
is sometimes temporary, sometimes permanent, but
in either event we are seldom notified by the mother,
"This entails loss of time, as other appointments cannot
be booked at the same time, and is discouraging to the
workers.
"We suggest that a printed notice be given to each
patient on the first appointment, stating that regular attendance
is a condition of treatment, and absence must be notified
at once."
ANTE-NATAL CLINIC.
Dr. Huxley reports:—
"All patients wishing to engage beds at the Maternity
Hostel were examined and passed when suitable for admission.
" Treatment was given for the following abnormalties:—
Abnormal presentation (breech) 5
Retroflexion uterus 1
Death of foetus 1
Miscarriage 2
Albuminuria 3
Digestive disturbances 19
Varicose veins 10
Haemorrhoids 2
Leumcarrhœa 10
Goitre 1
Tachycardia 1
Ten cases were referred to the dentist."