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8d. SKIN DISEASES are treated mainly at the School Clinic. The
exceptions referred to are six cases of ringworm of the head, and treated
by X-rays at the Prince of Wales's Hospital, Tottenham, at a cost of 25s.
per case.
8e. EXTERNAL EYE DISEASE.—These are treated at the School
Clinic. Cases of squint are referred to the oculist.
8f. VISION.—The oculist attends weekly at the School Clinic, and an
optician attends at the same hour to take measurements. The following is the
Report for the year from Dr. (Miss) Smith Clark :—
" The School Clinic,
" Pymmes Park,
" Edmonton, N. 18.
" 15th March, 1922,
" To Dr. Harding.
" ANNUAL REPORT ON OPHTHALMIC SECTION FOR 1921.
" The Ophthalmic Surgeon attended one half-day per week, except
from week ending June 4th, to week ending July 23rd, when she attended
twice weekly, and week ending July 30th, when she attended three
times during the week, making 52 occasions in all during 1921.
Total number of new cases seen were 383
Average number of new cases per session was 7
Average number of attendances per week was 15
Total attendances were 762
" I am glad to say that the interest of the parents, which was commenced
under Dr. Joll, continues. Especially may this be said in
connection with the squint cases, where the parents of the children make
several visits to the Clinic, over a long period, and make every effort to
carry out instructions, and endeavour to help the Doctor in every way,
and thus have done much valuable work to save the squinting eye of
the child, which is threatened with blindness. There is also an increasing
desire of the parents to have glasses ordered to relieve eye-strain, and
they are also very grateful to the S.M.O., the Nurses and the
Optician for the success of the treatment carried out. The work of the