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(ii) Pre School Entrants
No. tested 100
Normal 91
No apparent defect but observe 9
(iii) Routine tests (5-6 year age group)
No. tested 40
Normal 33
No apparent defect but observe 7
(iv) Routine tests (10-11 year age group)
No. tested 227
Normal 213
To be re-tested 14
Twenty nine of the thirty children in groups (ii) (iii) and (iv) were
re-tested during the Xmas holiday and seen by a School Medical Officer
with the following results:-
Normal hearing 8
Re-test in 1962 20
Referred to ENT Consultant 1
7. School Clinic
A summary of the results of the examinations carried out by the
School Medical Officer at his weekly clinic at 93, High Road, South
Woodford, is given at Appendix "A".
8. School Dental Service
A summary of the work carried out by the Dental Staff at the clinic
at 93, High Road, South Woodford is given at Appendix "B".
The Dental Officer was away ill for several weeks during the year
and in consequence the number of children inspected and treated is
considerably lower than in previous years.
9. Speech Therapy
A speech Therapist attends at two centres in the Borough - at 93,
High Road, South Woodford and 118, Hermon Hill, South Woodford
and two sessions (one whole day) are held at each centre. 80 individual
children were treated (both centres) and between them they made 1007
attendances at the clinic.
49 were still under treatment at the end of the year.
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