REPORT OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS + 63

 and notable improvement has been achieved in many of the clinics
 and in the caliber of services rendered.
 Both islands are now receiving the services of a resident ophthal-
 mologist and an otologist. There are weekly otology clinics in both
 towns in St. Croix and the weekly clinics continue in St. Thomas.
 It St. Thomas there is a weekly opthalmology clinic. In St. Croix,
 however, no special day has yet been set aside for children. They are
 now seen every day along with the other clinic patients.
 A physical therapist was employed by the Knud-Hansen Memorial
 Hospital, thus filling a great need.
 The cardiac clinic for diagnosis and treatment of children with car-
 diac conditions is held weekly in St. Thomas. The clinician is a staff
 physician with special preparation in heart disease. During the year
 35 children were followed for rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart
 disease.
 The orthopedic clinic is still being held weekly in St. Thomas and
 bi-weekly in St. Croix. The attendance has increased in St. Thomas
 to such an extent that it may be necessary to plan for additional clinics
 in the very near future.
 Plastic surgery clinic is held monthly in St. Thomas. Patients
from St. Croix and St. John are referred to St. Thomas for services.
 Brace and speech clinics are also held monthly and patients are sent
from St. Croix and St. John for this clinic.
 Twenty pediatric patients were sent to Puerto Rico and the United
States for medical treatment. Sixteen were sent to Puerto Rico and
four to the United States. Two were admitted at Johns Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore, Md., for heart surgery and one for evaluation
and correction of an eye condition. The other patient was admitted
to Resser's Clinic for correction of scoliosis. She was accompanied
by the medical and social worker on the staff. Foster home services
were arranged for her in California while she received medical
treatment.
 The maternity services program in St. Thomas continues with clinics
held twice a week. There has been a great increase in the number
attending this clinic and the program of services is quite extensive
with persistent followup by the Public Health nurses. Both clinics
in St. Croix were relocated.
 Well-child conferences are still held in the five districts and at the
hospital in St. Thomas and also in the five districts and both hospitals
in St. Croix.