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Minor Ailments
Minor ailments are treated by the Health Visitors at the
Clinics, or at school if requested by the Head Teacher.
These arrangements are found to avoid loss of school time
which would otherwise be inevitable.
During the year a total of 308 pupils were treated.
Treatment of Pupils
EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
Number of cases known to have been dealt with:—
External and other, excluding errors of
refraction and squint 39
Errors of refraction (including squint) 4,018
Total 4,057
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were
prescribed 1,737
Ophthalmic Clinics
These clinics are situated at Beckenham, Bromley, Chislehurst,
Orpington, Penge and St. Paul's Cray. A total of 9 weekly
sessions is held at these centres. In addition a session is held
every other week at Bromley.
A total of 711 new cases and 3,346 re-examinations was seen
at the Clinics.
The attendance at these Clinics continued to be very good
on the whole, and it was again possible for both new cases and
re-examinations to be seen without any undue delay.
It would seem unnecessary to stress how vital it is that
children's vision should be checked. It is not universally appreciated
how defects of vision are often accepted by a child, and
the parents are, therefore, not alerted to their existence.
Orthoptic Clinic
Patients seen at this Clinic are always referred by an Ophthalmologist.
Three weekly sessions are held at the Bromley North
Clinic, and one session per week at The Willows Clinic, Chislehurst.
Patients not living in the areas served by these two clinics
are seen at the nearest local hospital.
The following types of cases are referred:—
(a) Cases of obvious strabismus or squint.