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MEDICAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
The statistical return at the end of this report shows the classification of
defects found and the treatment thereof.
Minor Ailment Clinics
The attendances during the year at these clinics are as follows:-
CASES TREATED AT MINOR AILMENT CENTRES
EYES: (External and other - excluding errors of refraction
and squint) 264
EARS, NOSE AND THROAT DEFECTS: (other than
operative) 313
SKIN: Ringworm (scalp) 1
(body) 2
Scabies 4
Impetigo 39
Other 1,803
Other minor ailments (e.g. minor injuries, bruises, sores,
chilblains, etc.) 863
Total attendances 15,563
Speech Therapy
During the year, schoolchildren made 2.038 attendances to the two speech
clinics (held at Central and Woodward Clinics).
With new sound-recording Instruments to assist in voice production, great progress
is being made in the treatment of speech defects. Only too often the defect
is functional, not organic, and in these cases is related to a psychological or emotional
problem in the child's environment.
Nowadays many children are being referred for treatment at a pre-school age
so that the speech therapist can help them as much as possible before starting
school. This has proved to be of great value as less school time is missed and
the child is less embarrassed by any speech difficulty when he does star school.
Our Speech Therapists visit Faircross School (four weekly sessions) and the
Junior Training Centre, Castle Green (one weekly session) regularly, and are encouraged
to visit other schools as necessity arises to discuss lndividual children
with the teacher.
We have the services of one full-time and one part-time speech therapist, but
I feel that the work needing to be done would be better covered by having two fulltime
speech therapists.
DENTAL SERVICES
Statistics relating to the dental inspection and treatment of schoolchildren
will be found in the statistical return at the end of this report.
I am pleased to be able to report a definite improvement in the recruitment of
dentists towards the end of the year, enabling us to resume dental inspections in
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