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Clinic have been eclipsed by the figures for the past year, and the work
done has assumed a position of unequalled importance in the public
health work of Twickenham. The attendances for all purposes totalled
4,034, this being an increase of almost a thousand on any previous year.
One thousand two hundred and eighty three new cases were seen, and
of the total attendances 1707 were for the treatment of minor ailments.
Treatment has been continued daily and during school holidays, except
a portion of the summer holidays.
A considerable amount of the added work was accounted for by the
increase in the cases of infectious skin disease, especially scabies or itch.
During the past year 45 cases of this disease were seen and treated, as
well as the accommodation at the Clinic allowed. The number of cases
of impetigo was almost double that treated during any previous year
and the satisfactory results derived from regular treatment of this disease,
even in severe cases, alone would justify the existence of school medical
treatment, apart from its other advantages. The loss of school attendance
from these two conditions alone was very considerable, and it was
no uncommon experience to find that a child who had been kept away
from school by the parents for some weeks before coming under
observation recovered in a week 01 ten days sufficiently to be able to
return to school,
NEW CASES SEEN AT THE CLINIC AT RADNOR HOUSE.
Ringworm of scalp 26 Bronchitis and Bron. Catarrh 41
,, body 16 Enlarged Glands 25
Scabies 45 Accidental Injuries 15
Impetigo 103 Nervous Affections 20
Septic Bores 60 Heart Cases 4
Boils and Abscesses 14 Rheumatism 8
Other Skin Diseases 73 Anaemia and Debility 55
Tonsilitis and Sore Throat 75 Gastric cases 24
Enlarged Tonsili and Adenoids 72 Chicken Pox 8
Otorrhsea 37 Whooping Cough 26
Deafness 16 Mumps 5
External Eye Disease 32 Diphtheria 1
Defective Vision 48 Influenza 4
Preparation for Oph. Exam 66 German Measles 3
Tubercle Contacts 8 Verminous 58
Tuberculosis of lungs 3 Dental 55
Tuberculosis (non-pul.) 10 Convalescent Home Cases 2
Doubtful Lungs 20 Other Cases 207
1,283