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MEDICAL TREATMENT.
From this table it will be seen that 195 out of 478 did
obtain treatment, i.e., 40 8 per cent. This percentage is below
that for 1913 and 1914, and it is still evident that a very large
proportion of cases remains untreated.
Treatment of Eye Cases.
The children re-examined in order to see if they had secured
treatment was 198, of whom 116, or 58 5 per cent. had been
treated. Of the cases treated, 91 or 78 per cent., were dealt with
at the School Clinic.
Throat, Nose and Ear Cases.
It will be observed that only 26.8 per cent. of the children
suffering from these conditions received treatment.
Dental Conditions.
It is also important to observe that only 12 3 per cent. of
the dental cases had obtained treatment.
School Clinic.
The most important event of the year in the School Medical
Department was the opening of the School Clinics at the Alexandra
Schools for the treatment of Defective Eyesight and Ringworm
of the head.
The Eye Clinic was opened on the 7th July, and Dr. A.
Roemmele, the ophthalmologist, has made 26 attendances to
prescribe glasses. Glasses were prescribed in 92 cases (83 cases
discovered at routine inspection, and nine specially referred), and
in eight cases glasses were found not to be required, or to be
useless on account of other defects.
The Ringworm Clinic was opened on the 23rd June, and 18
sessions have been held by Dr. D. Arthur, the Radiographer.
Thirty-six cases have been treated. Others might also have been
dealt with, but for the prejudice of some parents against the
preliminary cutting of the hair for the treatment.