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My grateful thanks are offered to my staff for their
very loyal and devoted service at all times.
(c) School for the Partially Sighted.- Mr. G.M.
Williams, Headmaster of the Joseph J. Clarke School,
reports as follows:-
" The school has now a roll of 44 - with yet another
extension of the catchment area to include Basildon New
Town.
As in previous years the pattern of ophthalmic care
and clinical supervision has been well maintained. Dr.I
Gregory, M, B..D. 0. M. S. made visits in May and November,
for the purpose of examination, seeing all new admissions,
all leavers or transfers, and gave much helpful guidance
on special problems, notably on the recommendation for
provision of low visual acuity aids. Dr. Ho and the Eye
Clinic Staff have made regular ophthalmic examinations,
and Mrs. Suckling has given a very ready and efficient
service in the supply and repair of spectacles. The
willing help of all at the Eye Clinic has been much
appreciated. At the end of the year the visual acuity
(Snellen) after correction was as follows.-
2 children had acuity less than 6/60
5 " of 6/60
14 of 6/36
8 of 6/24
13 of6/18
There were 21 children with monocular vision, and
1 child with defective vision and severe speech defect,
1 child with defective vision and physical handicap, 5
children with defective vision and poor intellectual
capacity. In November Mr. Taylor made a full dental
inspection of all the children and eight subsequent
treatments were given.
Dr. Werren medically examined all children in the
school during the month of July, 2 children being referred
for postural correction. The hearing of all new
admissions are tested on the pure tone audiometer by Mrs.
Leach of the School Nursing Service. Heads, hands and
feet are examined each term by Mrs. Crisp, S.R.N. During
the year 3 children were receiving Speech Therapy.
Visitors to the School during the year included
Student Paediatricians, Training College Students District
Nurses and Student Health Visitors from Essex and Middlesex.