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(d) Ear Disease and Hearing.—Of the 162 children with
ear defects who received treatment, 149 were treated at the Health
Centres.
(e) Tonsils and Adenoids.—It is indicated in Table IV,
Gronp 3, that 150 cases of enlarged tonsils or adenoids were submitted
for operation at the Mattock Lane Health Centre, and that
61 cases were dealt with at Hospitals or by private practitioners.
(f) Defective Speech.—The class for stammering children,
which began in 1931, has continued work at 13, Mattock Lane
during 1932. Although only 12 children can be accommodated
in the class at one time, all the stammerers who live within convenient
distance of Mattock Lane have received treatment. During
the year the number of children in the Greenford area who require
such treatment has increased and the question of supplying their
need has become urgent. As a result the class is to be transferred
to that district in the beginning of 1933, and treatment will be given
to both stammerers and those with other defects of speech.