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9 (5) at boarding schools. Attending ordinary schools were 69 (70)
epileptic children, 46 (87) with orthopaedic and postural defects,
15 (14) suffering from diabetes, 21 (27) from rheumatism, 145 (169)
from asthma, 15 (12) cerebral and spastic cases, and 11 (16) with eye
diseases other than refractions and squints.
The number of maladjusted children referred to the Problem Case
Conference was 150 (172). Of this number, 78 (54) were referred to
Child Guidance Clinics. There were two tutorial classes for maladjusted
children and 10 (30) children were recommended for them from Case
Conference.
CLINICS
Vision
Total attendances numbered 1800 (2341) at 163 (172) sessions
held during the year.
New cases attending during the year numbered 13O8 (1075).
Partially sighted children educated in special schools numbered
11 (11).
Hearing
Audiometry
During the year 3676 (4351) children in ordinary schools were
given the "Sweep" test by the nursing sisters.

Schools for the deaf were attended by 5 (13) children and partially
hearing units by 8 (13); 17 (10) children who wear hearing aids attended
various other schools, viz. 9 (5) ordinary schools 2 (2) schools for the
physically handicapped and 6 (3) schools for the educationally subnormal.