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23
EYE CLINIC.
Dr. Letchworth continues to give his valued services to the Committee.
Both sessions on Monday are devoted at Bruce Castle to the
treatment of Eye cases. These include children referred from tho Routine
Medical Inspections and others referred by school teachers for attention.
A nurse (Nurse McNulty) is in attendance with the ophthalmologist
and administers such treatment as comes within a nurse's competence.
She also collects, and accounts for the contributions received
for treatment and spectacles supplied.
Prescriptions for spectacles are carefully preserved for future
reference and replacements.
Messrs. Ledsham, the opticians, provide spectacles at contract
prices, and their services art! the quality of their work have given
general satisfaction.
On the recommendation of Dr. Letchworth, Cod Liver Oil and
Parrish's syrup for eye cases depending upon general debility have
been made available at cost price, or less than cost price in necessitous
cases. This has added to the efficiency of the treatment considerably.
Lotions and ointments are also provided on Dr. Letchworth's prescription.
The following are particulars of the work accomplished at the
Eye Clinic:—
During the year 1919 there has been a considerable increase in
the work of the ???ye clinic. 84 sessions were held on the usual day,
namely, Monday morning and afternoon! but in addition 12 extra sessions
were held in the early part of the year to work off a number of cases
left over from the previous year when the work of the clinic was
considerably ???urtailed during the month of November owing to the
epidemic of Influenza. Thus the children seen during 1919 numbered
1,687 as against 1.231 in 1918, the sessions 96 as against 71 in 1918.
1,25??? refractions were worked out.
The total attendance during the year reached 2,822 as against 1,833
the previous year.
???wing to the uncertain response to the invitations to bring children
to the clinic it has never been possible to ensure a constant number
of tendances and it must follow that the number of children attending