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In addition the Nurses' duties include attendance at the
Minor Ailment and Inspection Clinic (daily), and at the
Dental and Ophthalmic Clinics.
Medical Treatment.
The number of cases treated and the results of the
treatment obtained have again been very gratifying, and
this satisfactory state of affairs is largely due to the
opportunities given by the arrangements made by the
Committee for the treatment of minor ailments, adenoids
and tonsils, dental defects, ringworm and ophthalmic defects.
During the year, 1,189 children were recommended for
treatment, Of these, 963 received completed or satisfactory
treatment during the year. Excluding dental treatment
only 31 cases were given up on account of refusal by the
parents or other reasons. In 6 cases only partial treatment
was carried out, and three left the district before treatment
could be given. The remainder were under treatment at
the end of the year or were carried forward.
A tabular statement of the various diseases and the
number of children treated will be found in Table IV.
A, B. C, and D, at the end of this report (pp. 30, 31).
(a) Minor ailments.
The treatment of these at the Clinic at Radnor House
now occupies the whole of every morning, and extends
practically throughout the holidays, one or more of the
School Nurses and the Medical Officer being present on
each occasion, while the services of a clerk are in frequent
requisition.
The total attendances of children at the Clinic for
observation or treatment numbered 6,472, again constituting
a record ; of these 4,674 attendances were for the treatment
of minor ailments. Cases of Otorrhoea or discharging ears,
still form a large proportion of the cases treated, and again