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A Sight-saving Class at Monega Road School was opened by
the Education Committee in June, 1928. 16 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. 171.)
(g) Ear Disease.
During the year 1932, 82 Aural Clinic sessions were held.
The total attendances at the Aural Clinic was 1,622, making an
average attendance, at each session, of 20 patients. Ionisation
treatment was carried out in 25 cases, 109 applications being
made; that is to say an average of 1.3 ionisation treatments were
performed at each session; the treatment occupies just over half
an hour in each case.
The Aural Surgeon has 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. Satisfactory
arrangements have now been concluded whereby such cases
are admitted to the Balaam Street Children's Hospital for treatment.
The operations are performed by Mr. Ronald Savege,
F.R.C.S., and payment is made to the Hospital Authorities on a
per capita grant basis in respect of East Ham Scholars sent to the
Hospital through the School Medical Department.
A further step towards more complete co-ordination was
reached by the agreement, between the Education Committee and
the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee, that diseases of the
ear, nose and throat, occuring in infants and children under school
age, should be treated at the School Aural Clinic.
(See also Report of Aural Surgeon, p. 170.)
(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
be able to give complete treatment to all cases found to require
attention as the result of the dental inspection of 5,000 children,