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to be suffering from defects of the ear could be referred to the School
Aural Clinic was continued, and during the course of the year 23
children were so treated under the scheme.
Most of these children were found to be suffering from acute
middle ear disease, and were cured as a result of appropriate
treatment.
This scheme also applies not only to children under 5 years
of age, but to ante-natal and nursing mothers as well.
OPHTHALMIC TREATMENT.
Following upon the success of the scheme whereby the services
of the School Aural Specialist were made available for those children
attending the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres, a similar
scheme was approved in September, 1934, for mothers and children
attending the Centres who were in need of ophthalmic treatment
for disease of the eyes, bad eyesight or squint.
This scheme has been put into practice, and already seven
individuals have been treated by the School Ophthalmic Surgeon
through the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres. The scheme is
proving a success and will be of undoubted benefit to the residents
of the district.
BIRTH CONTROL.
Arrangements have been made whereby advice on Birth
Control is given to mothers attending the Council's Maternity and
Child Welfare Centres, in whose case further pregnancy would be
detrimental to health. This work follows upon Memorandum 153/M.
and C.W. and Circular 1208, dated the 14th July, 1931, of the
Ministry of Health, also Circular 1408.
The Committee determined, however, that, where possible,
advice should be given to the husband, rather than, or as well as,
to the wife, and in this resepct I have interviewed three men during
the year.
Whilst my report for 1933 was being printed arrangements
were being made for two lectures to be given on Birth Control, one
in western Enfield and one in eastern Enfield, and the Council
determined that I should give these lectures myself.
One lecture was, therefore, given under the Chairmanship of
Councillor W. J. Clarke, on the 21st March, at the Red Triangle
Club, and there was an attendance of 160, and the other on the
30th April, under the Chairmanship of Councillor Hills, when there
were present 50 persons, at the Co-operative Hall, Enfield Highway.
I have no hesitation in saying that it has never been my
pleasure to lecture to a more satisfactory audience than on these
occasions. During the whole while I was speaking the audience
was perfectly quiet and dignified. The information I gave was as