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(10) PROVISION OP SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICES FOR
SECONDARY AND TECHNICAL SCHOLARS IN THE AREA.
The scheme whereby you carry out medical
examinations for the Essex County Council in
connection with the South East Essex Technical College
(the Barking Abbey School having been evacuated since
the beginning of hostilities) is still in force, and
below are figures for the inspection and treatment of
puoils in this category
The service is the same as that carried out
at your elementary schools and includes the specialist
treatment services - orthopaedic, ophthalmic, dental,
ear, nose and throat etc.
Medical Inspection.
Routine examinations 209
Re-inspections 71
Special evacuation
examinations 430
Ophthalmic Clinics.
Number of attendances 42
Number of attendances
for squint training 22
Number of pairs of spectacles
prescribed 11
issued 5
collected after repair
or alteration 9
Ear, Nose and Throat.
Attendances for examination
by specialist-consultant 2
Ultra-violet light treatment
No. of children treated 8
No. of treatments given 28
Orthopaedic Treatment.
No. of children seen by
Orthopaedic Surgeon 9
No. of treatments given by
Masseuses 41
Minor Ailments Clinics.
No. of attendances 21
Dental Inspection and Treatment.
No. of children inspected 107
Percentage of children found
with defective teeth 68.2%
Total number of treatments
given 254
Unit figure 25.9
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