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The total number of appointments made, not including birthdays,
was 4,521.
The total number kept was 1,661.
The procedure whereby invitation cards are sent to children on
their birthdays inviting them to attend the Maternity and Child
Welfare Clinic to be medically examined has been continued throughout
the year and has proved reasonably satisfactory. I would like,
however, to see a larger percentage of these invitations accepted.
AURAL TREATMENT.
The scheme whereby children under five years of age found
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 33
children were so treated under the scheme. This compares with
23 during the previous year.
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.
During the year 18 expectant or nursing mothers and 34
children under the age of 5 years attended at the School Ophthalmic
Clinic, making a total of 85 attendances. Twenty-nine prescriptions
for glasses were given and 3 cases were referred to the
Western Ophthalmic Hospital.
BIRTH CONTROL.
Arrangements have been made whereby advice on Birth