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(i) Normal hearing 42
(ii) Refered to E.N.T. Consultant 1
(iii) To be kept under observation 7
(iv) Could not be tested (lack of co-operation) 3
Also tested were 54 children, discovered at routine school medical
inspections, to have some loss of hearing. The results of these tests
were:-
(i) Normal hearing 6
(ii) Referred to E.N.T. Consultant 26
(iii) To be kept under observation 22
Results of investigations by E.N.T. Consultants:-
(iv) Normal hearing 9
(v) Remove Tonsils and Adenoids 11
(vi) Wax removed 1
(vii) To be observed 5
6. SCHOOL CLINIC
A School Medical Officer is in attendance every Friday morning
and children may attend without an appointment. A summary of the
results of the examinations is given at Appendix "A".
7. SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE
There was no change in the dental service provided at the clinic
in High Road, Woodford. A summary of the work carried out is
given at Appendix "B".
8. SPEECH THERAPY
In September a new clinic was established at the centre at 118
Hermon Hill, South Woodford, and two sessions a week are held
there. This was made possible by reducing the number of sessions at
the High Road, South Woodford, Clinic from four to two sessions
a week. The new clinic, being situated on a main bus route, is greatly
appreciated by the many parents who live that side of the Rorough.
9. SPECIALIST SERVICES
The following services are held at the High Road, South Woodford,
by arrangement between the North East Metropolitan Regional
Hospital Roard and the Essex County Council:-
(a) Ophthalmology.
Three sessions a month.
(b) Orthoptics (correction of squint).
Two sessions a week.
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