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Road accidents to School Children
I am indebted to the Accident Prevention Officer for the following details of road accidents involving school
children during 1970:—
Fatal Serious Slight Total
Pedestrians 1 40 194 235
Cyclists 1 1 32 34
TOTALS 2 41 226 269
LIST OF SCHOOL HEALTH CLINICS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1970
a - School Advice e - Orthopaedic j - Audiology Unit
b - Dental f - Physiotherapy k - Child Guidance
c — Ophthalmic g — Cerebral Palsy Unit I — Chiropody
d — Orthoptic h — Speech
a All Saints' Church Hall, 11 Church Road N6
j Blanche Nevile School for the Deaf, Philip Lane N15
abh Burgoyne Road Clinic, 58 Burgoyne Road N4
b Chestnuts Clinic, 268 St. Ann's Road N15
k Child Guidance Centre, Tetherdown N10
abh School Clinic, 128 Cornwall Road N15
abh Medical Centre, 150 Fortis Green N10
ah Gordon Road Clinic, 1a Gordon Road N11
b Dental Clinic, 334 High Road N15
abcdefhkl Medical Centre, 239 Lordship Lane N17
abh Medical Centre, 131 Park Lane N17
a Somerset Road Clinic, 370 High Road N17
abcdh Health Centre, 8 Stuart Crescent N22
abcdfhl Medical Centre, rear of Hornsey Town Hall, 23a Weston Park N8
dfgh The Vale School for Physically Handicapped Children N4
SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE
Mr. G.C.H. Kramer, Principal School Dental Officer, reports as follows: —
Inspection and Treatment
"The number of pupils on the school rolls as at 21 January 1971, was 38,064, this being a further increase
of 2,219 as compared with the previous year. We were at last able to reverse the declining percentage of
the total seen at routine dental inspections in the schools, which had been a disappointing feature of the
past two years and, although even the present level is far from satisfactory, the future seems more hopeful
if the staffing position can at least be maintained.
The number of sessions devoted to school inspections was 185, an increase of 41 over the previous year, at
which 16,741 children were examined for the first time in the year, while a further 3,878 were first examined
in the clinics. Thus we were able to see a total of 20,619 which represents 54.1% of the school population,
as compared with 45.3% in the previous year. Although it has not yet been possible to return to, let alone
exceed, the 64% average over the first few years of our dental service, the target now looks again to be
within reach.
It is perhaps worthy of mention that since the first report of 1965, the number of children in the schools
has risen by no less than 4,908, so that the inspection of even the same number each year produces a declining
figure when expressed as a percentage. Unless we were able to increase where they are most needed both the
numbers of dental officers and surgeries much above any we have ever had, while the need and demand for
treatment continues at the same high level as always, / cannot foresee us ever achieving our real aim of
inspecting every child at least once in each year.
Again as in the past two years, as we have been unable to cover the whole school population with inspections,
we have concentrated first on the most vulnerable age groups in the primary schools.
A further 2,477 children were re-inspected in the year, and of the total of first or re-inspections numbering
altogether 23,096, treatment was needed for 14,404 or 62.2%.
Treatment sessions totalled 3,901, fewer by 76 than in 1969, and of these 734 were for our orthodontic
service. The output per session was well maintained and reflects the efforts made by all members of the
dental staff to make such inroads as are possible into the large demand for our services.
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