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(e) Vision.
During the year 51 children were found requiring
treatment for defective vision, and 21 for squint.
(f) Dental Defects.
At his inspection the School Dentist found 2,048
children needing treatment.
MEDICAL TREATMENT.
(a) Minor Ailments.
The treatment of Minor Ailments was undertaken daily
at the Clinic during School Terms, 6,015 attendances being
registered during the year.
(b) Tonsils and Adenoids.
The Scheme for the operative treatment of tonsils and
adenoids at the Kingston Victoria Hospital has worked
satisfactorily.
Every case is examined by the School Medical Officer
after it has been discharged from Hospital.
Forty-two cases were treated under this Scheme during
the year at a cost of £47 16s., towards which the parents
contributed £18 12s. 6d.
(c) Skin Diseases.
The treatment of impetigo, ringworm and other skin
diseases has been undertaken at the Minor Ailments Clinic.
Children suffering from ringworm of the scalp were
treated by X-Rays at various London Hospitals.
(d) Vision.
Cases of defective vision are referred by the School
Medical Officer to the Oculist, who has prescribed spectacles
for 96 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.