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Cases dealt with at the Specialist Clinics were as follows:—
Ophthalmic Clinics
Conditions treated:—
External and other eye diseases 5
Errors of refraction (including squint) 1,418
Number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed: 542
Orthopaedic Clinics
Number receiving treatment 923
Total attendances at
Orthopaedic Specialists Clinics 380
Total attendances at
Physiotherapy sessions 3,434
Vaccination against Tuberculosis
B.C.G. Vaccination was again offered to all 13 year old school
children and the statistics relating to this service are as follows:—
Number tuberculin tested after parents' consent received 1,230
Positive results 73
Negative results 1,048
Number who reecived B.C.G. Vaccination 1,048
Routine Audiometric Testing of Schoolchildren
Additional portable audiometers have been purchased to facilitate
the carrying out of routine hearing tests in schools and more
members of the medical and nursing staff have had special training
in the techniques involved.
Most children now have a routine hearing test shortly after
admission to school and further tests are carried out at the times
of their periodical routine medical inspections. The results of
these tests are most valuable in the early recognition of hearing
defects and treatment at a specialist audiology unit, including the
provision of a hearing aid where necessary, can often enable a
child who might otherwise be classified as "dull" to obtain full
benefit from the educational services provided.
During the year 2,426 routine audiometric tests of schoolchildren
were carried out and 33 children were referred for specialist
examination and treatment.
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