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The educational treatment of deaf children is provided for at
the two Deaf Centres—Water Lane and Frederick Road, with
places for 40 and 44 deaf mutes respectively. Arrangements have
recently been made for the pupils at these Centres to be examined
annually by an expert Aural Surgeon.
(h) DENTAL DEFECTS.
Dental defects found at Medical Inspection, such as caries and
septic gums, are referred to the School Dentists as special "cases, if
falling within the scope of the Authority's dental scheme, otherwise,
with a few exceptional cases, they are referred to Hospital
for private treatment.
The Dental scheme as approved by the Board at present comprises
the examination and treatment of all children of the 6—8
year period, inclusive. A few "specials" of an urgent nature are
also treated.
All candidates for the Open Air School at Crosby Road or at
Fyfield, or the Ogilvie School at Clacton have their teeth attended
to and mouths put in order before entering the School, as also do
children now due to go to the Summer Holiday Camps.
There are two Clinics at Stratford (Mr. Dick and Miss Gubb),
one at Rosetta Road (Miss Glasstone), one at Swanscombe Street
(Mr. Percy), and one at Balaam Street (Mr. Heywood).
Miss Shirley Glasstone and Mr. Heywood have each been
allotted an area of schools in which to inspect and treat children
of all ages, as suggested by the Board of Education.
The following figures for the year show the amount of work
done:—
14392 children inspected.
3820 "Specials."
8619 found to require treatment.
8370 given treatment.
The following remarks and comments are abstracted from the
individual reports of the Dental Surgeons:—
Mr. Percy reports—
The attendance at the Clinic during the past year has been
quite good—the number of "specials" sent by the Head Teachers
has increased, which has a tendency to upset the routine work.
The fact that another Clinic is opened and the schools re-arranged
will make it much more advantageous for the parents and children.
We also shall be able to inspect the children more often. I
am now inspecting children who have received dental care at the
Infant Welfare Centres, before entering school life, and note the
beneficial result.
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