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First attendances numbered 4,337 against 4,107 in 1931, and
re-attendances 10,749 against 10,573, the total attendances being
15,086 against 14,680.
During 1932 the respective clinics allocated to the various schools
and departments were more clearly defined, and, at the request of
some Head Teachers, in order to minimise waiting at the clinics,
a defined "time band" was also specified for each school. The
revised arrangements have worked well in practice by reducing
the disparity in the numbers attending each clinic on the same session,
and by eliminating friction.

Tonsils and Adenoids.—Your Authority's scheme of treatment
of these defects consists of:—
(а) An agreement with the Walthamstow Dispensary under which
cases are operated upon there as out-patients at a fee of £1 per case
for Tonsils and Adenoids, 15s. for Adenoids only and 10s. for Tonsils.
(b) An arrangement with the Connaught Hospital by which cases
are admitted the day previous to the operation and are discharged
when fit. The fees are £1 1s. for the operation and 8s. per day
maintenance.
Children are treated under this scheme when the home conditions
are considered unsatisfactory. The average period in Hospital was
5 days during 1932. Representations have been made to the
Hospital Authorities with a view to reducing the length of stay.
The following Table shows the number of cases treated during
the last seven years:—