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The total attendances of children during the year was 920,.
which number included children attending for daily treatment of
the eyes under the supervision of the Oculist.
Daily Treatment.
The Clinic is open on school days for such cases as otorrhoea,
external eye disease, impetigo, ringworm, etc., requiring treatment
by the Clinic Nurse.
Ear Cases:
Number of Children treated 34
Number of Attendances 564
Eye Cases:
Number of Children treated 148
Number of Attendances 877
Impetigo, Ringworm, etc.:
Number of Children treated 175
Number of Attendances 1353
The total number of children treated was 357 and the total
number of attendances 2,794.
In connection with the general scheme of treatment at the
School Clinic 1,301 visits were paid by the School Nurses to the
schools or homes of the children.
Dental Department.
During the year eight school departments (four schools)
were visited by one or other of the School Dentists, and the
children between the ages of 6 and 8 years were examined. Of
the total 959 children examined, 682 or 80 per cent, were found
to require dental treatment.
The following indicates the extent of dental treatment
administered during the year:—
Number of Children treated for the first time 389
Number of extractions under general anaesthetic (nitrous-
oxide gas) 930
Number of extractions under local anaesthetic 3