[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.
- Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1929
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![10 MEDICAL TREATMENT. The treatment of minor defeets is earried out by the Assistant School Medical Ollicers and the Nursing Staff at the School Clinic, 45, Northgate. These })remises, although commodious, have been taxed to their utmost and during the past year arrangements have had to be made for the provision of an additional waiting room where the overflow is dealt with, thus avoiding undue crowding of the General Waiting Room and Treatment Clinic. The accommodation pro\'ided is as follows:— Ground Floor. Waiting room for 50 children and parents. Treatment Clinic and store room. Examination Room. Medical Olhcer’s room. Upper Floor. X -ray ap])aratus. Dental Department. Eye Department. Clerical and Records room. The number of se])arate attendances was 19,151, of which 15,244 were for treatment, and .4,907 for advice. For 1928 the respective figures were 19,027, 1 1«,050 and 4,277. From these numbers it will be seen that there is an increase both in the number of se])aratc attendances and in the number of cases found to be recpiiring treatment. This does not indicate that the number of children found to be suffering from minor ailments is increasing, but that the ])nrcnts are showing themselves more anxious in taking advantage of the facilities offered to them rather than relying entirely on home treatment. IViiriGr Ailm&sRs.—A Minor Ailment may, for j)ractical pur- poses, be described as a defect usually considered trifling, easily relieved, yet in treatment neglected by the general public. It does not require in-patient treatment nor a high degree of surgical skill, though, in some cases, the condition is one full of risk to future fitness.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29149113_0115.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
