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Barking 1943
[Report of the School Medical Officer for Barking]
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14. PROVISION OF SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICES TOR SECONDARY
AND TECHNICS SCHOLARS IN THE AREA.
The Medical Inspection of pupils attending Secondary and
Teohnical Schools in Barking continues to be carried out on behalf of
the Essex County Council. The majority of your treatment services
are also available including the Specialist Consultant services.
Medical examinations of students who had been granted
Intermediate Awards as Intending Teachers were also conducted and five
reports upon such cases were forwarded to the County Authority.
The following statistics show the extent to which the numerous services, afforded by the Barking Authority, are utilized by the Secondary and Technical pupils, and I think it right to draw attention to the fact that no dental inspection was made, chiefly owing to staffing difficulties.
| MEDICAL INSPECTION. | Year 1941. | Year 1942. | Year 1943. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Routine examinations | 256 | 556 | 1,445 |
| Re-inspections. | 118 | 118 | 463 |
| Special evacuation examinations. | 10 | - | - |
| OPHTHAIMIC CLINICS. | |||
| Number of attendances. Number of attendances for squint training. | 112 | 93 | 289 |
| Number of pairs of spectacles:- | 1 | - | - |
| Prescribed | 21 | 63 | 93 |
| Issued. | 41 | 52 | 57 |
| Collected after repair or alteration. | 17 | 23 | 14 |
| ear, nose and throat. | |||
| Attendances for examination by Specialist Consultant. | 17 | 20 | 53 |
| Operative Treatment in Hospital. | - | 3 | 12 |
| ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT TREATMENT. | |||
| Number of children treated. | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Number of Treatments given. | 25 | 58 | 64 |
| ORTHOPAEDIC TREATMENT. | |||
| Number of children seen by Orthopaedic Surgeon. | 9 | 28 | 26 |
| Number of Treatments given by Masseuses. | 30 | 172 | 348 |
| MINOR AIIMENT CLINICS. | |||
| Number of attendances: | 141 | 214 | 436 |
| DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT. | |||
| Total number of children Inspected. | 232 | 722 | - |
| Percentage of children found with defective teeth. | 90.95 | 81.5 | - |
| Total number of Treatments given. | 126 | 1,178 | 282 |
| FOOT CLINIC. | |||
| Number of attendances for Treatment. | 94 | 116 | 178 |
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