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Special Clinics
A school clinic is held at the Milton Court Clinic from time to time for those pupils who have
been seen at school medical inspection and for whom further investigation is felt to be necessary.
During 1968, 1 (5) such clinic was held, and 3 (17) children examined.
Audiometry
During the year no tests were held at the school because of the excessive noise caused by
building alterations but all children will be tested during 1969.

Chiropody service in School
(See Report under Section 28 National Health Service).
REPORT OK THE DENTAL OFFICER, CITY OF LONDON
Once again it has unfortunately to be recorded that the dental state of the very young children,
locally, is far from satisfactory. That it is considerably worse this year, is indicated by the substantial
increase in the amount of dental disease found at examinations, as compared with last year.
Of those entering school i.e. five year-olds, 68% were found to require treatment. Similarly,
75% of those examined who had not started school (the under fives) needed attention.
On the bright side the overall figure of those requiring treatment continues to fall, so that
it can be seen in tangible form, that regular inspections, treatment and dental health education,
undoubtedly do have their impact.
The point to be observed here is that, we seem to be failing to put over to the parent of the
pre-school child, the necessity for observing the simple rules of oral hygiene and diet. At least,
one assumes that this must be the point, since pre-school children arrive at school, in a very poor
state of dental health, but seem to improve as their school life proceeds.
Put another way, one can communicate with the child, — and the parent through their child —
once it gets to school, but it looks as though some form of national publicity is required to get
at the parent in those important early years before school.
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