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School Nurses to impress parents in regard to the necessity of
obtaining early treatment. There were 155 such cases discovered
during the year and it is hoped that these children will be dealt
with as soon as the more urgent cases have been treated.
A Sight-saving- Class at Monega Road School was opened by
the Education Committee in June, 1928. 20 children are in attendance
at this class, and they are all kept under observation by the
Ophthalmic Surgeon at certain intervals. (See also Ophthalmic
Surgeon's Report, p. 161-2).
(g) Ear Disease.
Mr. R. Savege, the Authority's Aural Surgeon, commenced
the ionisation method of treatment for cases of ear disease in June,
1929, and, in view of the fact that this form of treatment occupies
a much longer period in each case and of the general increase in
the attendance of cases at the Aural Clinic, the Education Committee
decided that arrangements should be made for Mr. Savege
to attend for two sessions per week as from the 1st October, 1929.
During the year 1930, 83 Aural Clinic sessions were held.
The total attendances at the Aural Clinic was 1,572, making an
average attendance, at each session, of 19 patients. Ionisation
treatment was carried out in 41 cases, 85 applications being
made; that is to say an average of 1.0 ionisation treatment was
performed at each session; the treatment occupies just over half
an hour in each case.
The Aural Surgeon has recently indicated the necessity for
some arrangement being made in regard to the operative treatment
of " mastoid cases," owing to the difficulty experienced in securing
their admission to Hospital under present circumstances; the
only satisfactory solution appears to be for the Authority to enter
into an agreement for the reservation of the necessary accommodation
in one of the local Hospitals.
(Sea also Report of Aural Surgeon, p. 160).
(h) Dental Defects.
As I have pointed out on former occasions it is estimated
that one Dental Surgeon can deal satisfactorily and efficiently
with a school population of 5,000, that is to say, he should