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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ealing 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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The following table sets out, in their various categories, the number of handicapped pupils as at 31st December, 1969:-
| Category of Pupils | In Special Day Schools | In Special Residential Schools | In maintained Secondary Schools | Not at School | In Independant Schools | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Blind | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Partially sighted | 8 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 10 |
| Deaf | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 16 |
| Partially deaf | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 22 | 19 |
| E.S.N. | 159 | 116 | 27 | 11 | 44 | 28 | 14 | 6 | - | - | 244 | 161 |
| Epileptic | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 5 |
| Maladjusted | 63 | 16 | 96 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 182 | 70 |
| Physically handicapped | 33 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | 8 | 9 | - | 3 | 46 | 43 |
| Defective speech | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 7 | - | - | 20 | 8 |
| Delicate | 28 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4' | 1 | - | - | 47 | 19 |
| Totals | 322 | 206 | 146 | 71 | 69 | 45 | 45 | 29 | - | 4 | 582 | 355 |
SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE
Mr.L.C. Mandeville, L.D.S., R.C.S., Principal School Dental Officer, reports as
follows:-
The School Dental Service has the following functions:-
1. The routine dental inspection of children at school.
2. Ensuring that any necessary dental treatment is received, either from the
Council's own dentists or by attendance at a private dentist.
3. Dental Health Education.
Dental sessions were held at 13 of the Council's clinics and at the end of the year
11 full-time dental officers were employed and two part-time officers being the
equivalent of 8/10 of a full-time officer. There was also one dental auxiliary. Though
the total of 11 /10 appears to have changed very little from 1969 the situated is quite
markedly different as we now have only one part-time dental officer doing five sessions
a week (the remaining /10 being a part-time orthodontist). In 1969 we had the services
of five part-time officers. The present level of dental time staffing should be adequate
to ensure a high standard of treatment for those parents who opt for treatment by the
School Dental Service.
Dental Inspections
The figures for dental inspection during the year were as follows:-
Routine dental inspections during 1970 71.6% of school population
Pound to require treatment 67. 2%
Sessions devoted to inspection 6.6%
Dental Treatment
The figures for dental treatment during the year were:-
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