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During the year attendances were as follows:—
Pre-School Children
New Cases Re-examinations Total Attendance
1961 1962 1961 1962 1961 1962
84 75 165 178 249 253
School Children
New Cases Re-examinations Total Attendance
1961 1962 1961 1962 1961 1962
78 69 299 260 377 329
EAR, NOSE AND THROAT SERVICE
Mr. Savege, Consulting Otologist, reports that there has been a small decrease
in the number of children referred to him by the School Medical Officers, indicating
a better degree of Ear, Nose and Throat health.
The discovery and treatment of hardness of hearing in children continues with
good results and in this he is greatly assisted by the Audiometric Service.
The statistical report is as follows:—
1960 1961 1962
Number of new cases 194 172 141
Number of re-inspections 398 313 319
Total attendances 592 485 460
Medical Treatment advised 306 253 199
Surgical Treatment advised 87 105 77
Audiometry Report
1960 1961 1962
Number of schools visited 54 32 57
Number of children tested 6,338 4,571 6,242
Number of children with hearing loss 289 134 183
Number referred to E.N.T. Specialist 101 78 84
OPHTHALMIC SERVICE
Mr. G. Freeman-Heal, Consultant Ophthalmologist, reports that the work of
this service has continued satisfactorily in 1962. The importance of early detection
and remedy of visual defects in children cannot be over-stressed.
The attendances during the year were as follows:—
1961 1962
Total cases seen 1,261 907
New cases 206 145
Re-inspections 1,055 762
Glasses prescribed 708 527
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