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Diastolisation or dilation of the nasal passages by hollow rubber tubes,
narrowed at one end, was performed in a small number of cases of catarrh and
obstruction, but was not found too satisfactory.
In some cases it caused an increase of the symptoms and for that reason is
now only performed on a small number of specially selected cases."
(4) Defects of Nutrition.
"A certain number of children suffer from under-weight due to no
deficiency in the amount of food taken, but to wrong choice and quality of
food and injudicious habits.
I endeavour in all these cases to give advice as to kinds of food which will
put on weight, also as to mastication, time for meals, rest after meals and
early bed. Those with more severe malnutrition or debility are in addition
put on milk and/or cod-liver oil emulsion.
Names of all children not improving on this regime are placed on the list
of those to be sent to the various open-air schools."
The Committee have reserved five places for boys and four for girls at
the Russell-Cotes School of Recovery, Parkstone; three places for girls at
"Clevedon," Broadstairs; and two places at Collington Manor, Bexhill.
This latter only operates as an open-air school during the winter months,
girls being sent down before Christmas and boys afterwards.
Dr. Dalby reports that the children obtain considerable benefit by their
stay in these open-air schools and have a happy time.
(5) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
The treatment of these defects is carried out as described in the report
for 1932.
The total number of new cases seen by the Surgeon during the year was
94, 51 boys and 43 girls.
The total attendances at the Clinic were 2,510, made up of 1,216 boys
and 1,294 girls.