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4.3
Numbers of bottles of milk supplied, period ending:—
March 40,937
June 37,583
August 17,640
96,160
Number of children on Feeding list:—
Meals and Milk. Milk only.
March 214 201
June 225 199
August 223 191
EAR CLINIC.
67 cases were seen at the Ear Clinic during 1939.
11 cases were seen who had attended the Clinic in previous
years, of these 8 cleared up under treatment, 1 decided to attend
his own doctor, 1 attended a hospital and 1 refused further treatment.
33 new cases of otorrhoea were seen, 24 cleared up with
treatment, 2 left Acton while still under treatment, 2 were removed
to Hospital, 4 cases did not attend—in two of these cases because
it was not possible for the school to send the children to the Clinic,
1 case, on being referred to the Ear Clinic_ was found to be suffering
from a mastoid inflammation and was sent to Hospital for operation.
20 cases were referred suffering from Earache. 11 of these
were due to a cold in the head and subsided on treatment, 5 were
due to irritation from large plugs of wax, 1 was due to the presence
in the ear of a large plug of paper, 1 was due to the presence of a
polyp in the ear, 2 were due to external otitis.
3 children were seen because of deafness, were referred to
Acton Hospital and operated on for removal of tonsils and adenoids.
The Ear Clinic was conducted on the same lines as in 1938,
but of course the work was curtailed and disorganised by the
Evacuation Scheme.