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Results of Infection : Adenitis, Cervical 25
Ear-Nose-Throat
Otorrhœa 6
Nasal Catarrh 2
Results of Infection : Eyes
Conjunctivitis 1
Recurrent Styes 1
Skin 8
Urticaria 5
Impetigo arts on head and face 1
Thyroglossal cyst 1
Chest
Cardiac Murmurs 4
Fibroid Lung 2
Poor Air Entry 6
Management:
Nervous tension 35
Night terrors 22
Enuresis 4
THE CARE OF THE TODDLER.
One of the major problems of Maternity and Child Welfare
is to secure the adequate medical supervision of the
Toddler. Apart from such evidence as may be deduced from
the foregoing figures and corresponding figures in the reports
for the last few years, it is clear from other indications that
the health of the young child between two and five is
satisfactory. From the London County Council statistics
relating to the medical inspection of Bethnal Green school
entrants it appears that 52 per cent of the boys and 50 per
cent, of the girls presented defects requiring treatment,
these figures being actually worse than those for 1935, which
were 44 per cent, in both groups. This can only be described
as a serious state of affairs. The Borough Council has done
everything in its power to provide adequately staffed and equipped
Welfare Centres. They are well advertised and mothers
are encouraged to make full use of them. The attendance
figures show that there is a good response from expectant
mothers and that infants in arms are well catered for. With
children from two to five it is otherwise.
During the year, only 423 individual children over one
year of age attended the Welfare Centres (including the
Toddlers' Clinic). As a large number of these were children