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Percentage of pupils inspected whose physical condition
was found:—
Satisfactory 99.92%
Unsatisfactory 0.08%
Medical Treatment
Details of treatment (excluding uncleanliness and dental disease) of pupils attending
maintained primary and secondary schools (including arsery and special schools),
whether provided directly by the Council or arranged for through other agencies, are
contained in the Tables of statistics which follow this section of this Report.
Ophthalmic Clinics
There are five school ophthalmic clinics operating in clinics dispersed throughout the
whole of the Borough and an orthoptic service is provided at two of these clinics. As the
Ophthalmologists working in the school ophthalmic service are employed by the North West
Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board they also work in hospital. Therefore, any eye
examinations which can be undertaken outside hospital can be carried out in the Authority's
clinics with a resultant saving in time and journeys for both children and parents. The
obvious advantage of this system is in its promotion of early diagnosis and supervision
of children with defective vision.
Audiometry
Three routine hearing tests are carried out during the school life of children in schools
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