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at the Clinic during School Terms, 5,248 attendances being
registered during the year.
(b) Tonsils and Adenoids.
Operative treatment for tonsils and adenoids has been
carried out in the cases of 43 children at the Kingston and
District, Kingston Victoria, and other hospitals.
(c) Skin Disease.
The treatment of impetigo, ringworm, and other skin
diseases has been undertaken at the Minor Ailments Clinic.
(d) Vision.
Cases of defective vision are referred by the School
Medical Officer to Dr. Winifred Warner, who has prescribed
spectacles for 101 children during the year.
(e) Ear Disease and Hearing.
Minor ear defects in the cases of 20 children have been
treated at the Clinic ; other ear diseases and deafness were
referred to private practitioners and hospitals.
(f) Dental Defects.
Of the 514 children requiring treatment found by the
School Dentist, 357 were actually treated, 208 being
rendered dentally fit before the end of the year.
(g) Crippling Defects and Orthæpadics.
Advice has been given to parents whose children have
crippling defects, and several received electrical, massage
and other forms of treatment at the Red Cross Curative
Post, under the direction of the Visiting Orthopaedic
Specialist.
In November the final approval of the Board of
Education was given to the Scheme for Orthopaedic Treatment
of schoolchildren at the Kingston, Surbiton and
District Red Cross Curative Post, Norbiton, which is a
fully-equipped centre.
1. A charge of 2/- per visit for cases requiring massage
and exercises, or electrical treatment and exercises. This
includes examination by the Surgeon, and prints for flat feet.