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and the children visited from time to time by the school
nurses. This year we have very few upon the register,
and only 23 visits were made by our nurses.
Vision.
Many of the children suffering from defective vision
arc now provided with suitable glasses, so that the numbers
requiring treatment under this heading become less
each year.
Out of a total of 1,695 children examined for sight,
it was found that 193 required some correction by the
aid of spectacles. There is still some objection to be
overcome in the parents' mind against the use of spectacles
by the children, so that only 1G8 of these obtained
them after prescription by the Specialist.
Dental Defects.
1,282 children received treatment by the Dentist
during the year. He confined his attention chiefly to
the younger children, 6—8 years of age. He conducted
two series of examinations twice in the year, one in
spring, and one in autumn, amongst these children, and
this accounts for the great number of temporary teeth
which were extracted, as can be seen in Table IV—"D."
Many children are sent direct to the Clinic on the
dental days, by their teachers or their parents, with some
temporary tooth trouble. These amounted to 747, and
are included in the above total.
I am glad to say we have now overtaken our back
work, and the way is now open for us to give more
attention to the preservation of teeth.
Tonsils and Adenoids.
Your staff, with the assistance of Dr. Watney Roe
as operator, undertake these cases at the small hospital
annexe. Consent is obtained from the parents in every
case, and a certain number of children are operated upon
every fortnight, during spring, summer and autumn.