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PART III.
A.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.
Number of cases known
to have been dealt with
External and other, excluding errors
of refraction and squint 276
Errors of refraction (including
squint 2,158
Total 2,434
Number of pupils for whom
spectacles were prescribed 750
B.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.
Number of cases known
to have been dealt with
Received operative treatment
(a) for diseases of the ear 2
(b) For adenoids and chronic
tonsillitis 13
(c) for other nose and throat
conditions —
Received other forms of treatment 97
Total 112
Total number of pupils in schools
who are known to have been provided
with hearing aids
(a) in 1959 Nil
(b) in previous years 20
C—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
Number of cases known
to have been treated
(a) Pupils treated at clinics or
out-patients departments 289
(b) Pupils treated at school for
postural defects —
289
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