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(e) Orthoptic Clinic.—Mrs. Holloway who initiated the
Orthoptic Scheme in Walthamstow resigned during 1945 and was
succeeded by Mrs. K. S. Box, S.R.N., S.C.M. who contributes the
following report on the work done:—
New Cases 58
Old Cases 125
Number of Attendances 1,454
Cases treated with orthoptic exercises and for
amblyopia 175
Cured of amblyopia 4
Awaiting operation 16
Discharged—Cured 9
Improved 2
Unresponsive 1
Still under treatment 84
Under observation attending for "tests" only 38
Unsuitable for treatment 1
Operations for Squint 2
During the year two cases of squint were admitted through the
kindness of Sir Allen Daley, Medical Officer of Health, County of
London, to Lambeth Hospital for operative treatment.
(f) Nose and Throat Defects.—The scheme for treatment
remained the same as detailed in previous reports.

(g) Ear Disease and Defective Hearing.—Ear Clinic.—Dr.
Francis Clarke reports as follows:—
The usual weekly sessions for the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic
were held regularly throughout the year. Unfortunately the
children's attendances during the first three or four months of the
year were very much dislocated by the V-l and V-2 bombings, as this
area was one of the most heavily bombed. Later in the year with the
conclusion of hostilities and the return of most of the evacuees,
conditions at the clinics became much more normal and attendances
were much more regular. The above circumstances account for a
large number of children shown in the "Returns" as having "Left"
or "Treatment Lapsed" or "Did not attend."
The great majority of the children seen at the clinics were for
affections of the nose and throat. The number of cases of chronic
otitis media is very small for this large area and most of the very
chronic cases are those who have had a mastoid operation of some
years standing. They are the most difficult of all middle ear
conditions to "cure" permanently.