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LIST OF SCHOOL HEALTH CLINICS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1972
a — School Advice
b - Dental
c — Ophthalmic
d — Orthoptic
e — Orthopaedic
f — Physiotherapy
g — Cerebral Palsy Unit
h — Speech
j — Audiology Unit
k — Child Guidance
I — Chiropody
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
abcdefhki Medical Centre, 239 Lordship Lane N17
abh Medical Centre, 131 Park Lane N17
a Somerset Road Clinic, 370 High Road N17
abcdfh Health Centre, 8 Stuart Crescent N22
abcdhl Medical Centre, rear of Hornsey Town Hall, 23a Weston Park N8
fgh The Vale School for Physically Handicapped Children N4
h The Moselle School for Educationally Subnormal Children, The Green N15
f The William C. Harvey School for Educationally Subnormal Children, Adams Road N17
SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE
Mr. G.C.H. Kramer, Principal School Dental Officer, reports as follows:—
"The total numbers on the school rolls at 40,658 was higher by 771 than for the previous year, which was a
welcome slowing down in the annual rate of increase over the past few years.
The number of sessions devoted to inspections in the schools was 179, an increase of 37 over the previous
year, which resulted in a significant improvement as compared with the very disappointing results in the
preceding year. The number of pupils who received a first inspection was 16,575 and, together with a further
5,170 first inspected in the clinics, made a total of 21,745 who were seen over the year, representing 53.5% of all
the children in our schools. Although this falls far short of what we should like to achieve, it is of interest to
note that with the same numbers of dental staff as in the past, this would have been the highest percentage
during the life of the Borough if the numbers of children in the schools had remained static.
In addition to first inspections, a further 3,944 were reinspected during the year, and of the total first and
reinspections together at 25,689, treatment was found necessary for 14,824 or 57.7% — slightly better than the
61.2% found in 1971.
Treatment sessions were 4,041, of which 716 were for our orthodontic service. These were respectively 17
more and 32 fewer than in the previous year, yet there was a substantial improvement in the "productivity"
of the service far greater than could be attributed to any alteration in sessions worked. For example, an additional
1,298 fillings affecting 1,477 extra teeth, without commensurate reductions in other significant items of
treatment, which must be attributed to greater effort on the part of the dental officers in the face of the
overwhelming demands upon our service. / am sorry to say that there was also some small increase in the numbers
of teeth extracted, the one item where a substantial reduction would be welcomed.
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