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During the year periodical E.N.T. examinations were carried
out at the School for the Deaf and when cases requiring special
treatment were discovered, these were treated at the clinic. The
progress of the children at the Deaf School has been very satisfactory.
In addition to the regular methods of teaching, lip-reading,
etc., electrical hearing aids are supplied which are a great advantage
in suitable cases.
Owing to the dislocation of the schools and shortage of staff
during the war years, it has not been possible to do an audiometric
(hearing tests) survey of the school children, as in pre-war years,
but it is hoped that, presently, with more settled routine conditions,
we will be able to resume this useful procedure.
Generally speaking and taking all circumstances into account,
we are pleased to be able to report that the average health of the
children seen at the clinic has been very well maintained and only
a very small number could be considered as suffering from debility,
or malnutrition or lack of attention. The provision of such adjuncts
as tonics, cod liver oil and malt, Parrish's Food, vitamins, and
school meals has been exceedingly helpful.
The appended Table of Returns shows the numbers of school
and pre-school children seen and treated for the various conditions,
the nature of the treatments given, and the results.