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MEDICAL TREATMENT.
Minor Ailments Clinic.
Attendances.
During the year 3,564 children attended the clinic, and 11,594
attendances were registered.
Defective Vision.—Of the 2,618 children subjected to routine
code group inspection in the schools, 144 (5.5 per cent.) were
found to be suffering from some eye defect requiring treatment.
Of 5,108 children referred for special inspection, 381 (7.4 per
cent.) manifested some eye defect requiring treatment.
Special Eye Clinic.—
During the year, the Ophthalmic Surgeon had referred to him
776 children, who made 901 attendances for examination and
treatment.
Report by the Authority's Ophthalmic Surgeon (J. D. Magor
Cardell, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S.).
The work of the Eye Clinic has been disturbed by the outbreak
of hostilities and the evacuation of school children. The analysis
of cases seen by me during the past year is therefore in no way
comparable with that of preceding years. Many children had,
however, returned to their homes and so the Clinics, which were
interrupted in September, were resumed in December. From the
figures at my disposal I regard the average health of the school
children's eyes to be well up to normal. The work of the Orthoptic
Clinic for squint, which is the subject of a separate report, has
once more proved of the greatest assistance to me and has enabled
mothers and children to avoid frequent travelling to London to
obtain this special form of treatment.
Squint Clinic.
Report by Orthoptist (Miss P. Montague Smith).