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''The Blind and Myope School is visited on the second Thursday
in each month.
"The small number of admissions from the clinic to the Myope
School (girls, 5; boys, 3) is remarkable, but can be accounted for
in some wise by the falling off in ophthalmia cases and in the
improved attitude of parents towards the clinics, ensuring prompt
treatment of eve diseases generally, and the following out of
instructions for the treatment of myopia apart from the wearing of
glasses."
(e) Nose and Throat Defects.—The scheme for treatment
remained the same as detailed in the report for 1934. All operations
for the removal of tonsils and adenoids were carried out at the
Connaught Hospital at a fee of £2, which includes a stay of one
night in hospital before and after the operation. The names of
children recommended for tonsillectomy are sent to the hospital
periodically, and the children are seen by the surgeon in charge of
the throat department some days before the operation in order to
make sure that he agrees with the recommendation. If no operation
is considered advisable, a fee of 10s. 6d. is paid.

(f) Ear Disease and Defective Hearing.—(1) Mastoid Disease.
—No children were referred to Prince of Wales' General Hospital,
Tottenham, for mastoid operation under your Committee's scheme.
(2) Ear Disease.—Minor defects under this heading are treated
at the minor ailments clinic, the numbers treated being given in
the table relating to the work of these clinics.
Audiometer Testing.—The use of the Cowan picture frame
in conjunction with the audiometer was continued. This procedure
enabled infants to be tested as soon as possible after entrance to
school. The picture frames are so attractive that the tests are
easily carried out as a game.
A weekly testing session was held in the schools, and of 1,920
examined, 125 (or 6.5 per cent.) children showing a hearing loss
of 9 units or over were referred to the fortnightly clinic held by
Dr. Friel.
A total of 108 children attended these clinics.