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The Clinic is held twice weekly and the following are the figures for
the year :—
Attendances.
Surgeon's days 354
Treatments given 962
No. of children attending for treatment 748
No. of wedges fitted 130
No. of surgical instruments 3
In-patient Treatment.
Three children were admitted to Stanmore during 1947.

Dentures.
Number supplied—90 of whom 89 paid the full cost, and 1 free of charge.
Sunlight Clinic.
427 children were referred during the year for sunlight treatment and
1,851 treatments were given. The work of this Clinic had to be curtailed in
order to devote more time to the orthopaedic side.
Ophthalmic Clinic.
123 children under 5 years of age attended this clinic during the year.
79 attendances were made for Refraction, 27 for examination and
104 for re-examination.
The examinations consist of cases other than refractions who on their
first visit to the Clinic were suffering from persistent discharge of the eyes
styes, Tarsal cysts, blinking, ptosis, etc, The re-examinations refer to the
follow-up visits of children who have already attended once for refractions or
examinations.
Speech Clinic.
Arrangements are made with the Education Committee for children under
five years of age to attend the Speech Clinic and 12 children were referred
during the year. No charge is made to the parents.
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