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One part time orthodontist, who had been with us seven
years, left during August owing to ill health and as it
has not been possible to replace him we have a considerable
waiting list for orthodontic treatment. There seems little
likelihood of securing more orthodontic help until the
sessional remuneration is raised to a figure commensurate
with that in the hospital service.
The process of modernising the equipment in the dental
surgeries has continued and 2 air-turbine dental engines
have been installed during the year and are proving very
popular with patients as causing much less discomfort in
cavity preparation than conventional equipment.
In the central part of Ealing there has been an
increase in the number of dental practitioners over the
past few years and many more children are now receiving
complete treatment privately. If this trend should continue,
as evidenced at school dental examinations, it
should be possible to re-dispose our available forces to
deal with some of the considerable arrears of inspection
and treatment that exist in other districts of the Borough,

EAR NOSE AND THROAT SERVICE
Mr, Savege, Consulting Otologist, reports:-
Many of the children attending this clinic, are
referred because of some degree of hardness of hearing,
detected by the School Doctors and confirmed by the
Audiometrician, In most cases, the condition is the result
of infected adenoids, causing eustachian obstruction and
catarrh. Fortunately, treatment, in some cases surgical
and in others, conservative - restores the hearing to
normal.
The statistical report relating to the general work
of the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic is as follows:~