HC Deb 16 March 1944 vol 398 cc420-1W
Mr. Bartlett

asked the President of the Board of Education the length of time allotted for examination to each individual child in the school ophthalmic clinic at present; the length of each session; how many children are examined per session; and whether he can give an assurance that not less than half-an-hour is devoted to the examination of each child's eyes.

Mr. Butler

The length of time allotted to an individual examination varies according to the nature of the case. Some cases need much more than half-an-hour and for some much less suffices. On an average about 8 cases are examined in a session which usually last 2½ hours.