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OPHTHALMIC CLINIC AND ORTHOPTIC CLINIC
It is with regret that I have to report that our Eye Specialist, Dr Agnes Logan
Adams, died in April 1964 after a short acute illness
Dr Logan Adams took over from Mr J DM Cardell in 1946 and she continued to work
for us until a few weeks before her death. She had retired two years previously from
her appointment as Chief Clinic Assistant at Moorfields Eye Hospital but had continued
to conduct two eye clinic sessions at Leyton Green Clinic weekly.
Dr. Logan Adams worked in accordance with the highest standards of her profession.
She was a most skilled and capable specialist and took a great deal of trouble over her
cases. She would never be content with any kind of sub-standard work and she particularly
strove to see that the children with severe eye defects were given every help
that could be obtained to reduce their handicap She was a most pleasant colleague and
has been much missed.
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 1964.
"To ensure that as far as possible, through dental health education, and a high
degree of dental care children shall leave school free from dental disease and irregularity,
with an understanding of the importance of good natural teeth and zealous in
looking after them" .
Such is the declared aim of the School Dental Service as laid down in the "Health
of the School Child" 1962 and 1963.
This also can well be said to have been the aim of the dental staff in this Area
during 1964.
At no time during the past thirty years has the department had the advantage of
being staffed up to establishment, but the year finished with the equivalent of 44/11
dental officers, which was only 2/11 short of the number at the beginning of the year
despite the loss of a full-time officer, an event much to be deplored as there are so
few candidates for such posts.
In view of the high standard of equipment to be found in these surgeries and the
excellent working conditions one can only assume that it is the attractiveness of other
branches of dentistry such as hospital work, the defence services or private practice
which makes it so difficult to get full time workers in children's dentistry.
In addition to the dental officers the dental auxiliary continues to give good
service in both the operative and educational spheres.
The educational field is extremely important, but the talks must be repeated at
frequent intervals and continued throughout a child's school life by dentists and
auxiliaries as well as other health educational workers both in the clinics and at
school.
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