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Medical treatment of schoolchildren

The number of children referred to the special investigation
clinics has shown a slight increase this year. Of the four ear,
nose and throat clinics, one has been reduced from a fortnightly
to a monthly session, but the other three are still held fortnightly
and have the advantage of direct admission for tonsils and adenoids
operations to the South Western Hospital.
Audiometry
The numbers of children given " rapid sweep " audiometer tests
during 1965 are as follows:
Pupils given screening tests 5,737
Pupils failing screening tests given pure-tone tests 856
Pupils referred to otologist 160
Handicapped pupils
Handicapped pupils who may need special educational treatment
are referred from many sources. In some cases (e.g. physical
handicaps, delicate children) examinations are carried out by
school medical officers and recommendations made by the Principal
School Medical Officer either direct to the Education Officer
or to the Medical Adviser of the Inner London Education Authority.
In other cases (e.g. partially sighted, blind, deaf or maladjusted)
the examinations are carried out by staff of the Medical
Adviser, who makes his recommendations to the Education Officer.
Children who, because of some handicap or combination of
handicaps, are considered not fit for education at school may be
recommended for home tuition.