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schools, thus saving time and dislocation of school work, which is
appreciated by teachers and parents alike. At the Specialist
Orthopædic Clinic the Consultant Surgeon now attends three
Sessions per month instead of one, so that the long waiting list
has been much reduced. Miss E. Richnell commenced duties as
Speech Therapist in October. She conducts four Clinic Sessions
weekly, two at One Tree Hill and two at Stag Lane County
Clinic.
5. The following is Miss Richnell's first report (January,
1947):—
During the last two months of the year, 72 appointments for
interviews were made:—
28 at Stag Lane County Clinic.
44 at One Tree Hill Clinic.
At Stag Lane:—
23 attended for preliminary interviews.
11 have been receiving regular treatment.
11 are on the Waiting List to commence treatment.
1 is to be reviewed in 6 months' time, no defect having
been noted at first interview.
15 are still awaiting preliminary interviews. Appointments
have been made for all these in January, 1947.
At One Tree Hill:—
32 attended for preliminary interviews.
9 have been receiving regular treatment.
15 are on the Waiting List to commence treatment.
7 are to be reviewed in 3—6 months.
1 was found to require no treatment.
8 are awaiting preliminary interviews.
Now that this service has been made available in Wembley,
the above figures show the readiness of parents and teachers to
use it.
6. With the opening of Perrin Road Dental Clinic there has
been a re-allocation of the schools served by the Dental Officers.
There are now five Dental Officers, four full-time at Stag Lane
County Clinic, Stag Lane Borough Clinic, College Road Clinic
and One Tree Hill Clinic, the fifth Dental Officer conducting
Dental Sessions at Perrin Road and Wembley Hill Clinics. Mr.
J. F. Pilbeam, Senior County Dental Officer, has written the
following paragraphs:—
The future staffing needs for the Borough can be accurately
calculated on the following basis. The school population is
12,202. Incidence of dental disease 78 per cent, so that 9,517
would be referred for treatment and of this total 66.8 per cent.
would accept treatment offered at Clinics, i.e., 6,357. It can be
reliably stated that the Ministry of Education is of the opinion
that one Dental Officer can efficiently treat and complete 1,300
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