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Special Eye Clinic.
During the year there were referred to the Ophthalmic Surgeon 1,700
children. They made 2,412 attendances for examination and treatment.
Ninety-two children were found to have no defect requiring treatment.
Orthoptic Clinic.
The special Orthoptic Clinic for children suffering from squint is
held at Leyton Green Clinic on five sessions per week—Tuesday (morning),
Wednesday and Friday (all day). As the Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
(Dr. A. Logan Adams) holds special ophthalmic clinic sessions in the same
building at the same time on Wednesday (all day), and Friday (morning),
there is close co-operation between the Eye Specialist and the Orthoptist
(Mrs. K. S. Box, S.R.N., S.C.M., D.D.O.).
Cases of squint requiring operation are referred to Mr. M. Klein,
Ophthalmic Surgeon at Whipps Cross Hospital, and by virtue of the fact
that the Orthoptist (Mrs. Box) also acts as Orthoptist at Whipps Cross
Hospital, there is close liaison between the two Departments and arrangements
can be made with the minimum of delay for the treatment of cases
requiring surgical operations.
Report for 1954.
Number of Sessions held 242
Number of cases investigated 447
Number of cases treated 410
Number of new cases seen 145
Number of cases discharged cured—
After operation 15
Without operation 30
— 45
Number still under treatment 230
Number under observation 130
Number failing to attend for complete course 2
Number discharged unsuccessful —
Number transferred to other clinics 3
Total number of attendances for the year 1,751
School Dental Service.
Staff.
The authorised establishment of dental staff for this Area is six full-time
Dental Surgeons (or the equivalent thereof) to carry out the combined
services of the Health and Education Authorities.
At the beginning of 1954 the total Dental Staff (whole-time and parttime)
was the equivalent of 3 4/11ths full-time Dental Surgeons; but the
number fell to 2 6/11ths in July and rose to the record figure of 4 2/11ths
at the end of the year.
Of the dental staff in recent years only one—the Senior Dental Surgeon—
is a full-time officer, the others being temporary part-time officers whose
service tends to begin and end somewhat abruptly. For instance, two of
those who commenced duty at the beginning of the year resigned shortly
afterwards, and two others taken on at a later date terminated their services
before the end of the year.