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(c) Ophthalmic Clinic.
Dr. Winifred Warner attends fortnightly on Wednesday
afternoons during school terms, to deal with cases
referred to her by the School Medical Officer.
Those children, who have errors of refraction, attend
the Clinic three times a day on the Monday and Tuesday
preceding the meeting, and also on the same morning for
the purpose of having atropine ointment applied by the
School Nurse.
There were 331 attendances at the 21 sessions held
during the year, 126 being new cases and 205 re-inspections.
Refractions numbered 104 and spectacles were prescribed
in 94 instances.
Parents are charged the cost price of spectacles, except
in really necessitous cases, when the Committee is prepared
to pay part or the whole cost of the same.
During the year approximately 88% of the cost of
spectacles was paid by the parents, which must be regarded
as highly satisfactory.
(d) Dental Clinic.
On his appointment in September as School Dentist,
Mr. H. A. L. Morris proceeded to inspect 287 Entrant Infants
at Richmond Road and Bonner Hill Road Schools,
and found 240 required treatment.
The first 5 sessions were occupied by this work.
The Dental Clinic was then opened, meetings being
held on Monday and Thursday mornings.
At the 20 sessions held at the Clinic before the end of
the year, 202 attendances were registered and 86 Infants
were marked off as rendered dentally fit.
From time to time a session is devoted entirely to those
cases requiring a general anaesthetic and the School Medical
Officer attends to administer the nitrous oxide gas.
Mr. Morris writes: "The mode of treatment is conducted
on conservative lines as far as possible, but the
health of the child is the primary factor and therefore teeth
detrimental to health are extracted. Every endeavour is
made to render the child dentally fit, thereby avoiding
absence from school through dental disease. Instruction
is given at the Clinic in Oral Hygiene. The enthusiasm
and co-operation of the parents and all concerned greatly
facilitates the work and administration."