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Eye Clinic.
Dr. R. H. Rushton has taken over the work of the
Eye Clinic during the absence of Dr. Eric Lyle on active
military service. No report from the Specialist is
included this year, but the following figures indicate the
extent of the work performed at the Eye Clinic:—
No. of children dealt with for errors of refraction 450
Re-inspections, included in the above figure 308
No. of other defects or disease of eyes treated 77
No. of spectacles prescribed 178
No. of spectacles obtained 175
Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic.
Owing to the demands of civil defence upon the
accommodation at the North Clinic it was necessary to
make arrangements for operations to be performed at
Frascati nursing home. These arrangements are entirely
under the supervision of the Local Authority's staff, with
Mr. C. Beney performing the operations and Dr. A.
Thomson, Assistant School Medical Officer, administering
the anaesthetics. The patients remain at the nursing
home for 24 hours under the care of the Matron of the
Nursing Home. Consultations are held at the North
Clinic as hitherto.
No special report from Mr. C. Beney is included this
year. The following figures have been extracted from
the records of this Clinic up to August, 1939:—
No. of operations 91
(a) Adenoids only 4
(b) Tonsils and Adenoids 87
Other forms of treatment given 45
No. of operations in hospital, etc.,
(apart from the local Authority's
scheme) 28
No. of attendances of children at the
Consultation Clinics 111