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Special Supervision at the School for the Partially Sighted.
Dr. Irene Gregory has carried out a special supervisory visit
to the school. Dr. Gregory has special experience in similar work
in another area.
Repair of Spectacles.
Early in the year considerable difficulty existed in regard to
the repair of spectacles and the progress of children at the School
for the Partially Sighted was particularly affected.
Approval was finally given to the provision of a duplicate
pair at the expense of the Authority on prescription by the
Ophthalmic Specialist.
Later authority was given for provision to be made through
the Supplementary Ophthalmic Service.
(/) Orthoptic Clinic.—Mrs. K. S. Box, S.R.N., S.C.M.,
D.B.O., has contributed the following report on the work done
at the Clinic :—
Number of cases investigated 145
Number of cases treated for Squint and Amblyopia 103
Number cured of both Squint and
Amblyopia 20
Number cured of Amblyopia only 18*
Number cured by operation 3
Still under observation and treatment 70
* Eight of these cases are still under treatment for Squint.
Total attendances during the year 1,135
(g) Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic.—Dr. Francis Clarke reports
as follows :—
The number of 41 cases of otorrhoea (discharging ears) seen
at the E.N.T. clinic was comparatively small in relation to the
total number (285) of ear, nose and throat conditions examined
during the year 1950. This follows much the same pattern as
found in the last few years.
The total number of chronic discharging ears was 18. Of
these, 10 had tympanic sepsis solely and no complications, and
all were treated by zinc ionization. Eight of the ten were quite
'dry' after one or two treatments. The remaining eight were
either mastoid cases,—some already operated on and two who