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MEDICAL TREATMENT.
Minor Ailments Clinics.
Attendances.
During the year 3,489 children attended the clinics, and 13,227
attendances were registered.
Defective Vision—Of the 2,909 children subjected to routine
code group inspection in the schools, 195 (6.7 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
753 children, who made 988 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 871 children were referred, from various sources,
to the eye clinic. This represents about 9.0 per cent. of the school
population.
Notice should be taken of the large proportion of the total
871 cases which is due to squint. The figure works out at 19 per
cent. Since orthoptic training plays a large part in rehabilitating
these cases, it is understandable that the Orthoptic Clinic is very
busy. The report of this Clinic is presented herewith.
The percentage of the school population afflicted with myopia
appears to be approximately 2.4 per cent. This figure is one that
has varied little since my first report made about 17 years ago.
The factors governing the incidence of myopia have not yet been
thoroughly elucidated, but the figures, in my opinion, reflect a
satisfactory condition of the eye-health of the children of Leyton.
I would add that the satisfactory working of the Clinic would
be impossible without the willing co-operation of Miss Montague
Smith, the School Nurses and Teachers