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One or two cases of defective vision requiring the recommendation
of " Easy Treatment " have been encountered.
Facilities for minor operative work are not available at
the clinic, but improvisation and the carrying of a small outfit
of simple instruments have enabled a certain amount to be
done. A few casualties have reported, mainly minor conditions
such as corneal foreign bodies or abrasions, etc., and
these have been dealt with at the clinic.
Syringing of the lacrimal sac in an older child was carried
out, and congenital blocked ducts with mucocele in babies
can be dealt with by syringing without anaesthetic, but probing,
requiring anaesthesia, necessitates reference elsewhere. Two
cases of Meibomian cysts in children needing general anaesthesia
were referred to Moorfields.
Possibly the aid of the dental department during a gas
session might save the parents a long journey and a long wait
at hospital.
One case of traumatic detachment of the retina reported
and was sent to Moorfields for operation.
Dental Treatment.
I am indebted for this report to the Dental Surgeons
engaged in the School Health Service.
Mr. Farmar, L.D.S.
(1) A marked increase in the number of acceptances by
parents for their children of dental treatment;
(2) Decrease in the necessity for extraction of permanent
teeth due to neglected caries. Most of the extractions of
permanent teeth have been carried out for the purpose of
correcting irregularities in the mouth due to over-crowding
of the teeth ; and
(3) The provision of specialised treatment for the correction
of irregularities of the teeth and jaws has yielded very
fruitful results.
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