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Of the 9 cases (treated with orthoptic exercises) mentioned
above, 4 have had surgical operations on the eyes. In dealing with
cases of this type it is advisable for the patient to have orthoptic
training before operations in order that binocular vision may be
acquired then. It has been found that the final results are much
better than those obtained either by operation alone or by operation
followed by—but not preceded by—orthoptic training.
School Dental Service.
The number of children inspected in school by the school
dental surgeons was 9,083, i.e., 65 per cent, of the number of children
on the school rolls. The numbers inspected in each age group
were :—
Aged 3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
5
195
682
888
861
894
908
1,004
939
1,037
1,041
437
131
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In addition, the School Dental Surgeons made 1,593 special
inspections of children otherwise than in the course of routine age
group inspection covered by the Authority's approved scheme,
i.e., children specially selected by the dental surgeons, or referred
to them by school medical officers, parents, teachers, etc., on account
of urgency.
The total number of children submitted to routine and special
dental inspection during the year was therefore 10,676, i.e., 76
per cent, of the number of children on the school rolls.