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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 pupils 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.
It appears clear from the rise in the number of
children examined, compared with 1940 figures, that a gradual
return to Barking of the secondary school population is
taking place.
Medical Inspection. 1941.
Routine examinations. 256
Re-inspections. 118
Special evacuation examinations. 10
Ophthalmic Clinics.
Number of attendances. 112
Number of attendances
for squint training. 1
Number of pairs of spectacles -
prescribed. 21
issued. 41
collected after repair
or alteration. 17
Ear, Nose and Throat.
Attendances for examination
by specialist-consultant. 17
Ultra-violet light treatment.
No. of children treated. 9
No. of treatments given. 25
Orthopaedic Treatment.
No. of children seen by
Orthopaedic Surgeon. 9
No. of treatments given by
Masseuses. 30
Minor Ailments Clinics.
No. of attendances. 141
Dental Inspection and Treatment.
No. of children inspected. 232
Percentage of children found
with defective teeth. 90.95
Total number of treatments given. 126
Unit figure. 27.5
Foot Clinic.
No. of attendances for treatment. 94
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