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Schools visited 109
Children with hearing loss 426
Children referred to specialist 146
Head Inspections
The Council's policy of inspection of children's heads for infestation is that
examination takes place at six-monthly intervals except that, where a junior or
secondary school has been entirely free from infestation for two years, further examinations
take place less frequently at my discretion.
During 1967, 55,436 examinations were carried out, 413 cases of infestation
were found representing 0.74% of the children examined.
Vision Testing
Vision testing is carried out normally on five occasions during the child's
school life, namely at five, seven, nine, twelve and fourteen years of age. Three of
these examinations are linked with the routine medical examination, and school
nurses made special visits to school for the other two.
Defective colour vision could influence the choice of career and, for this reason,
colour vision testing is carried out in junior and senior schools.
School Clinics
The following school clinics are provided:-
General
Asthma
Chiropody
Speech Therapy
Ophthalmic
Orthopaedic
Ear, Nose and Throat
Child Guidance
General School Clinics
To these clinics any parent or teacher may refer a child whose health or progress
at school is causing concern. They also provide the school medical officer with
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