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The scale of charges introduced by the Committee, in June, 1923,
remains the same, namely :—
(1) Free treatment in those cases where the weekly income after
deducting rent, does not exceed the following allowance:—
£ s. d.
Parents—Father ... ... ... 100
Mother ... ... ... 0 12 0
Each Child ... ... ... 060
(2) If the family be in excess of this,
Free treatment for the first two weeks;
1 /- for a longer period up to three months;
2/- ,, ,, ,, six ,,
Tonsils and Adenoids.—The operative treatment of enlarged tonsils
and adenoids is carried out at the Prince of Wales' Hospital, Tottenham, the
Committee paying 10/- per case.
A charge of 5/- is made to those parents whose income is above the scale
just mentioned ; free to others.
The Council's Ambulance takes the children home from the Hospital after
operation, a nurse accompanying them, and a nurse visits the patient on the
following day.
The child is seen 10 days later at the clinic to see that the operation is
satisfactory, and to determine whether the child is fit to return to school.
Before operation, septic teeth are attended to by the Dentist and the
mouth thus put into a healthy state.
Enucleation is practised, and the results have been extremely satisfactory.
This operation is now regarded more in the nature of a major operation
than ever before; the Operator must be a Specialist, and the Anaesthetist must
have special qualifications for his duties; greater attention is paid to
concomitant circumstances, such as the condition of the mouth, whether free
from sepsis or not, and the environment to which the patient returns.