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MEDICAL TREATMENT.
Minor Ailments Clinic.
Attendances.
During the year 2,072 children attended the clinic, and 8,822
attendances were registered.
Defective Vision.—Of the 2,065 children subjected to routine
code group inspection in the schools, 118 (5.7 per cent.) were
found to be suffering from some eye defect requiring treatment.
Special Eye Clinic.—
During the year, the Ophthalmic Surgeon had referred to him
462 children, who made 570 attendances for examination and
treatment.
Report by the Authority's Ophthalmic Surgeon (J. D. Magor
Cardell, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S.).
During the year a total of 539 children were examined.
It appears that war time conditions have had no decided
ill effect upon the eyes of the school children and I am surprised
at the absence of neurosis.
The difficulty of securing accommodation for such children
as require operation for squint has slowed up the treatment of
squints and increased the difficulties of the squint clinic. A
solution which I believe to be satisfactory has now been arrived at
with the kindly co-operation of the Royal Westminster Ophthalmic
Hospital. This should enable the waiting list to be shortened
considerably.
Squint Clinic.
Report by Orthoptist (Miss G. Montague Smith).
During the past year the Orthoptic Clinic has been working
to its fullest capacity—attendances increased since 1940 by 231—
cases requiring operation have unfortunately had to wait a long
time owing to the difficulty of finding beds, therefore this report
cannot record their results.