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ture, and with the exception of the dental surgeons' time the
scheme is self-supporting. The dental surgeons undertake all the
treatment required, and it is very gratifying that such a system
has worked extremely well.
The scheme is one of the most comprehensive in operation at
the present time and fulfils practically all the fundamental requirements
of an orthodontic service.
EAR CLINIC.
1935. 1934.
Number of Sessions held 41 46
Number of first attendances 73 84
Number of re-attendances 239 306
There were no names on the waiting list at the end of the
year. The classification of cases shows a similarity to that of
previous years in the numbers in the respective groups, viz.:—
(1) No evidence of otorrhœa past or present, or deafness
of more than a trivial or temporary nature 16
(2) Deafness only.—Some of these were due to old otitis
media 10
(3) Otorrhoea, active, quiescent or cured 47
Group 2.—10 cases.—Three were cases of nerve deafness and
were referred to a special school. Seven were of the catarrhal
type and were referred for treatment such as removal of adenoids,
breathing exercises, etc., whenever possible. Most of these are
recent cases and are still under treatment.
Group 3.—(a) Found dry and requiring no treatment 16
(b) Found dry but recommended for accessory
treatment such as tonsillectomy 1
(c) Active cases 30
There was a diminution in the numbers attending the Ear
Clinic during the year, and the waiting list seldom had more than
two or three names at one time. Whether or not this means a real
diminution in incidence it is impossible to say. Possibly the
diminution is not in incidence so much as in chronicity, for one