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Other Medical Inspections
The following are the numbers of special inspections and re-inspections carried out during 1967.
A special inspection is one which is carried out at the special request of a parent, doctor, nurse or
teacher, and is usually carried out at a school advice clinic.
Number of special inspections 3170
Number of re-inspections 1658
An analysis of the defects found at special inspections to require treatment or observation will
be found in the Appendix to this report.
Medical Treatment
In the Appendix to this report details are given of treatment (excluding uncleanliness and dental
defects) of pupils attending maintained primary and secondary schools (including nursery and special
schools), whether provided direct by the Council or arranged through other agencies.
School Advice Clinics
These clinics, which have replaced the former minor ailment clinics, continued throughout the
year to deal with the follow-up of defects found at routine medical inspections together with some minor
ailments and parental problems. It is hoped to develop the work at these clinics further in order to
make a selective approach to certain population groups.
Ophthalmic Clinics
There are three school ophthalmic clinics held in the Borough and 7¼ sessions are held each week.
At Lordship Lane Clinic, an orthoptist is employed for nine sessions a week at the Clinic and
on the remaining session each week visits Vale Road school for Physically Handicapped Children. We
were long unable to obtain the services of an orthoptist for the Hornsey and Wood Green areas, but we
look forward to providing a more comprehensive ophthalmic service in these districts in future.
Dr. T.G. Kletz, Consulting Ophthalmologist at Lordship Lane Clinic, reports:-
"The work in this clinic continues to be the investigation and correction of refractive errors,
muscle imbalances and squints. Continued investigation of the incidence of myopia and the further
ethnic survey has confirmed the high incidence of myopia, in some cases very high myopia, in very
young children of certain immigrant groups. The results so far show that most of the ethnic groups
have a much higher incidence of myopia than the Anglo-Saxon.
The incidence of very high myopia, especially in the very young children, is most marked in the
West Indian group, there being cases of over 10D of myopia and even 15D in children of three years of
age.
The survey is being continued during 1968."
Mr. E.M.G. Galton, Consulting Ophthalmologist at Stuart Villa Clinic, reports:-
"During the year 200 new cases were seen of which 114 were under five years old.
New and old cases accounted for 1403 attendances.
101 pairs of glasses were ordered during the year.
It is gratifying to note the proportion of 'under fives' who were referred as it has always been the
aim to get cases at as early an age as possible."
Dr. R. Peswani, Consulting Ophthalmologist at Weston Park Clinic, reports:-
"The ophthalmic clinic at Weston Park continued during 1967. as in the previous year, with two
weekly sessions. The attendances have been very satisfying as the following figures will show:-
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