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OPHTHALMIC CLINIC AND ORTHOPTIC CLINIC
Dr. A.Logan Adam, Ophthalmologist, Mrs.S.Box, Orthoptist, and Mr.J.L.Boscoe, Ophthalmic
Optician, continued to investigate and treat all those children referred by Assistant
County Medical Officers.
REMEDIAL EXERCISE CLASSES
23 children made 89 attendances at the classes. Unfortunately the remedial gymnast
resigned at the end of March and it was not possible to get a replacement before the end
of 1963.
Dental Inspection and Treatment
I am indebted to Mr. A.E.Hall, Senior Dental Officer, for the following comments on
the work of the School Dental Service in Leyton during 1963.
"There have been several staff changes during the year. One part-time dental
officer left to work in private practice and two others to return to a dental school
to take additional qualifications.
On the credit side, one of the part-time dental officers asked to be employed fulltime
and yet another was recruited for half-time service from another Authority.
The final result left the staffing position at 4-6/llths dental officers, three
of whom are full-time workers, and one dental auxiliary out of an authorised establishment
of six full-time dental officers. A loss of 2/llths a week compared with the
previous year, not in itself a serious loss but repeated staff changes are to be deplored
from the patients point of view.
The six dental surgeries in the Area are all modern and well-equipped with a good
range of instruments Airotors and X-ray facilities.
The Dental Auxiliary Experimental Scheme continues and Mrs.Purnell has now been in
the post for 15 months, having established herself very successfully with the children
parents and staff. The scope of her work was discussed in "The Health of Leyton 1962"
page 63.
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