[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough.

  • Bournemouth (England). County Borough Council. nb2004301338.
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PARENTS’ PAYMENTS. No charge is made to parents of children who attend the Minor Ailment Clinics, nor for a “ refraction ” undertaken for defective vision. In respect of other forms of treatment a charge is made whenever the family circumstances permit. Contributions received during the year were as follows :— £ s. d. (a) For Tonsils and Adenoids Operations 14 6 6 (b) For Dental Treatment ... ... 67 6 6 (c) In respect of defective children main- tained at various residential institutions ... ... ... 112 17 2 Tonsils and Adenoids operations are carried out at Boscombe Hospital, the fee paid by the Focal Authority being usually £3 10s. Od. per child. ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT. These have not been altered in any way. The Minor Ailment Clinics continue to do very useful work, particularly in the Kinson area, where there are many big families and an appreciable amount of poverty. The conditions treated are various, but mainly those for which parents would be unwilling to consult a general prac- titioner. It has been mentioned in previous reports that parents have stated they are unable, owing to the shortage of money, to take advantage of certain facilities provided at the Central Clinic. For this reason dental sessions have been held at the Kinson Clinic, thereby saving the children and their parents somewhat long—and to the poor—-expensive journeys to the centre of the town. The tables which follow show the nature and amount of work which has been carried out at the various clinics. P'urther reference to the Dental .Scheme is needed. Of the children found to require treatment a large number fail to obtain it. b'ollowing up by the nurses has been maintained, but the results are disappointing. Too often a i^arent when ])ressed will agree to treatment, but fail to .send the child when an appointment has been made. In consecpience, the miml)er of teeth extracted is excessive, and the mouths of many children un-hygienic. It will be noted that