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who is informed that treatment can be given to the adults at the
Health Centre. The bedding and wearing apparel are at the same
time disinfected at the disinfecting station.
(b) Defective Vision.—The report of the Ophthalmic Surgeon
Dr. Graeme Talbot, is as follows:
Report on the Eyesight of School Children.
"During the past year, 797 new cases were examined, 359
at Mattock Lane and 438 at Ravenor Park Health Centre. Reinspections
numbered 745, 331 at Mattock Lane and 414 at Ravenor
Park. Prescriptions for glasses were given in 1,000 cases and
987 pairs of glasses were actually obtained by the children. This
shows a very satisfactory percentage of children actually getting
glasses when they are required.
"The method of examination has remained the same as in
previous years. The vision is first tested in school by the School
Nurse who refers children with defective eyesight to the Health
Centre for further examination. On the morning the child comes
for examination by the Oculist, homatropine and cocaine lamellae
are inserted in the eyes and after an interval, the child is examined
and the glasses prescribed.
"In my opinion, this method is proving very satisfactory, and
causes far less inconvenience to parents and children than the use
of atropine ointment for some days before the examination. I
have carefully compared the results of the examinations by this
method with the results obtained at another School Centre which I
attend, where I use atropine, and I am of the opinion that the
results are equally reliable. Atropine, however, is used for the examination
of most of the cases of squint.
"The arrangements in force for the supply of glasses through
the Centre are proving thoroughly satisfacton. The fitting of the
glasses and the accuracy of the dispensing are both good and the
prices charged to parents are most reasonable. I think this is an
important contributory factor in the remarkably high percentage
of parents who have had their children supplied with glasses as
recommended.