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EYE CLINIC.
No special report has been called for from Dr. R. H.
Rushton, Eye Specialist, in respect of 1941. The work
of the Eye Clinic is indicated briefly in the figures as
follows:-
No. of sessions held during 1941 63.
No. of children dealt with for errors of
refraction 325
No. of re-inspections included in the
foregoing figure 273
Other defects or diseases treated 146
Spectacles prescribed and obtained 177
EAR, NOSE & THROAT CLINIC.
Owing to War circumstances operative treatment for
tonsils and adenoids has not yet been resumed at the
School Clinic. Cases needing urgent treatment are
referred to the County Hospital, Farnborough, in most
cases.
ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC.
The Clinic and its ancillary services of massage
anil remedial exercises have been fully operative throughout
1941:-
No. of children treated at the Clinic 115.
Ho. of children's attendances for
consultations 357.
No. of chidren's attendances for massage
treatment, &c 3579
No. of children's attendances for Ultra
Violet Ray, &c treatment 1708.
Nine dd.ses received inpatient treatment at the Royal
National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore.
ihe following tabulation summarises the new cases seen
by the Orthopaedic Surgeon during 1941:-
1. Congenital Defects 11. S. Sequelae of acute.
2. Birth Injuries 3* fevers -
3. Hickety Deformities 14 10. Fractures 8.
4. Knock-knees (non-rickety) 19 11. Tuberculosis - Joints -
5. Postural defeots spine 10. 12. Other bone diseases 3.
6. Structural curvature 13. Osteomyelitis 1.
of the spine 1, Not classified 24.
7. Flat Feet 20
Infantile paralysis 1.