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The cases were ultimately disposed of as follows:
Discharged as cured 53
Referred to hospital for special treatment or operation 22
Still attending Clinic 54
Did not complete treatment 22
During the year special treatments were applied by means
of ionization, politzerization, eustachian catheterization and
diastolization. The last form of treatment was applied in 28
selected cases and proved conspicuously successful in catarrhal
conditions of the nose and ear.
After the cases have been treated by the Surgeon they are
kept under medical supervision and are seen at definite periods
either at the school of at the Clinic. The parents are also advised
legarding the importance of guarding against "colds," the value
of an open air regime and are told of the dangers of bathing and
allowing water to enter the ears.
(e) Dental Defects.-The report of Mr. C. Colenso, the
Senior Dental Surgeon, gives a survey of the work of dental
inspection and treatment during the year. For convenience, the
report is inserted in three places in the Annual Report, the section
relating to secondary school children appearing on page 86, that
dealing with mothers and pre-school children on page 22, while
the section giving a description of the work among elementary
school children follows: