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of the ear, nose and throat occurred at the outbreak of the war,
but every effort was made to continue the work. During 1939,
56 children were treated for nose and throat conditions at the
King Edward Hospital—32 were operated upon for enlarged
tonsils, 5 for adenoids and 19 for enlarged tonsils and adenoids.
Other children were kept under observation either by the Consulting
Oto-laryngologist, Mr. Arthur Miller, or by the members of the
School Medical Staff.
Ear Defects.—The treatment of ear conditions has already
been described in previous reports. Routine treatment was tarried
out at the Health Centres, while the children were supervised by
Mr. Miller at the Clinics held once a month at Mattock Lane and
Ravenor Park Centres. Special methods of treatment, ionization,
politzerization, eustachian catheterization and diastolization were
carried out and 23 selected cases were treated by the last method
for catarrhal conditions of the nose and ear.

The cases were ultimately disposed of as follows:—
Discharged as cured 49
Referred to Hospital for special treatment or operation ... 29
Still attending Clinic 49
Did not complete treatment 31
Nose and Throat Defects.—The arrangements for operative
treatment of nose and throat defects at the King Edward Memorial
Hospital were described in the report for 1934. During the year