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At present 20 (24) children attend schools for the deaf,
and 9 (8) attend Partially Hearing Units. Ten children, who
wear hearing aids, are thus enabled to attend ordinary schools.
Audiology - the total attendances at the forty sessions
held numbered 305. New cases attending during the year totalled
187.
(iii)Ear, Nose and Throat.
121 (110) sessions were held during the year. Total
attendances numbered 960 (634). New cases attending during the
year numbered 389 (256).
(iv) Special Investigation.
Many entireties continued to attend this type of clinic. At
the 113 (110) sessions held, 116 (118) new cases were seen, while
the total attendances amounted to 770 (716).
(v) Minor Ailments.
144 (108) sessions were conducted by medical officers who
examined 857 (753) new cases. Nursing sisters held 876 (870)
sessions and saw 3,506 (5,280) new cases. All together, the
total attendances at these clinics numbered 16,342 (23,007).
(vi) Speech.
There are 4 (3) clinics in the area staffed by 5 (4)
speech therapists who, between them, conducted 14 (10) sessions
per week.
Personal Hygiene.
15,498 (17,205) children were seen during comprehensive surveys
and 110 (118) were found to be verminous. Inspections during selective
surveys numbered 9,134 (11,692) and resulted in children being found to
be verminous on 226 (233) occasions.
The number of individual children found to be verminous was
176 (226).
Bathing Centre.
Children attended the bathing centre on 214 (178) occasions, when
2 (nil) cases of impetigo, 47 (23) cases of scabies and 98 (117)
verminous cases were treated.
Remedial Foot Classes.
With the continued co-operation of the head teachers, remedial
foot classes were held in five primary schools. 150 (122) children
were treated by teachers who have attended special classes at the
College of Physical Education. Overall supervision was afforded by
a medical officer who visited each class at regular intervals.
Special Height and Weight Survey.
This was carried out by four sisters in selected schools - six
primary and six secondary.