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We have withdrawn from the Remedial Education Classes, the Becontree
Infant and Junior Schools, the Hyleford Junior Training School and
the E.S.N. Unit at Woodford Bridge. Work at the Woodman Path Observation
Unit has had to be reduced from 5 to 2 sessions, where the number of
special defective children there is increasing.
The school speech clinics at Manford Way, South Park and Wanstead
Place have been closed, bringing extra pressure on the clinics that remain
open, as the therapists there are attempting to give some treatment
or advice to all urgent cases. This does, however, mean that they are
under a strain with increased case loads and waiting lists.
This year we were pleased to publish a pamphlet describing the
special defects commonly found in school children, and circulate it to
schools and other interested parties. The idea came from two Infant
School teachers after a series of meetings to promote liaison between
the schools and the school health services.
School Dental
Service
Mr. E.V. Haigh, Principal School Dental Officer reports as follows:—

Staffing
During 1969 the staffing position slightly improved and by the end
of the year the full-time equivalent of 5.4 dental officers were employed on
the school dental service. It is worth noting that the full-timeequivalent
dental officers employed has not changed considerably over the past
seven years, and it is now exactly the same as in 1962.