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and they will continue to be examined at the Eye Clinic at fixed
intervals. The remaining 18 were not wearing glasses and were
dealt with as follows:—
Five were re-tested and found not to require glasses, three were
provided with glasses through the Clinic, three were re-tested and
are waiting further appointments, two obtained glasses from an
Optician, one is waiting for an operation for squint, and four
are waiting an appointment for testing.
DISEASES OF THE EAR.
Defective Hearing.—The hearing was found to be impaired in
15 children, and the defect was due to (a) accumulation of wax in
the ear in two cases, the wax was removed at the treatment clinic,
(b) enlarged Tonsils and/or Adenoids in nine cases—three of these
have been cured by operation under the Committee's scheme, four
were prescribed a course of breathing exercises, and in two cases
nothing has been done owing to the objection of the parents;
(c) Middle Ear Disease in four cases, these latter attended the
Treatment Clinic for a course of treatment.
Middle Ear Disease ("Running Ears").—Thirty-three children
(including the four mentioned under the previous heading) were
discovered with "running ears," and 27 were referred for treatment.
Of those referred for treatment 12 attended the treatment clinic,
and in 8 cases the disease appears temporarily arrested, and in 4
cases the condition persists. In 5 cases the Tonsils and/or Adenoids
were removed with good results. In the remaining 10 cases there
is no improvement, 5 are having treatment at home, 2 are carrying
out breathing exercises, and in 3 no treatment has been obtained.
Treatment BY Ionization.—Good results have been recorded
recently from this form of treatment in Middle Ear Disease, and
as the usual methods of treatment of this condition are not very
satisfactory, one is glad to welcome any new treatment that will
give a higher percentage of cures. The Education Committee