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Supply of Spectaclcs.—The attendance at Eye Clinics of the
dispensing optician provided by the Hospital Management Committee
is of very great advantage to all concerned. There is no
compulsion to obtain spectacles through official sources and parents
can go to their own opticians if they prefer.
(b) Orthoptic Clinic.—The following shows the work done at
the clinic:—
Number of cases investigated 70
Number of cases treated 265
Number referred to hospital for operation 10
Number operated on 11
Number discharged 23
Total attendances during the year 1,316
(c) Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic.—Dr. Francis Clarke reports
as follows:—
" The usual weekly session of the Ear. Nose and Throat Clinic
has been carried out at the Central Clinic during the past year as in
previous years. Each session throughout the year has had a full
attendance, including new cases, cases undergoing treatment, and
those under review who have had treatment but for whom it is
desirable to have periodic examinations as to progress to see if the
results of treatment are being maintained, e.g., cases of impaired
hearing, nasal obstruction and certain cases of chronic otorrhoea.
" The majority of parents are keenly interested in the work of
the clinic and the progress made by children undergoing treatment.
They attend regularly as required. The children's attendance at the
treatment clinics has also been satisfactory. This type of clinic
serves a very useful purpose in the area of a large school population
and fulfills a very important function in school medical work. A
number of serious defects, many in their early stages and which can
quite easily pass unnoticed by the parents, are discovered by the
school medical officers at their regular school medical inspections
and children's clinics. The importance of these various defects
and their potential serious disabilities, not only in the local areas
of the ear, nose and throat, but on the general health, if left
untreated, is then explained to the parents and the opportunity is
provided for these patients of having their ailments examined in
detail and appropriate treatment carried out at the treatment clinics.
The more important among these various defects are, impaired
hearing (when only one ear is involved the condition is frequently