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A close watch is maintained on the incidence of infectious
disease in schools and in this context I am indebted to the teaching
staff for supplying early information about illness in the schools,
and to the general practitioners, medical officers, public health
inspectors and health visitors for co-ordinating the investigation
and management of cases and contacts.
Sonne dysentery
In December a child at a primary school was found to be suffering
from Sonne dysentery. Additional hygiene precautions were
taken at the school, and all absentees were visited. As a result of
the investigations it was ascertained that the illness had affected
17 children attending the school, seven pre-school children and
two adults. The indisposition was slight, and the children and
adults recovered without any complications.
Medical treatment of schoolchildren

More detailed information about some of these clinics will be
found on pages 102 and 103 of this report.
Handicapped pupils
Handicapped pupils who may need special educational treatment
are referred from many sources. In some cases (e.g. delicate
children or those with physical handicaps) examinations are carried
out by school medical officers and recommendations made by the
Principal School Medical Officer either direct to the Education
Officer or to the Medical Adviser of the Inner London Education
Authority. In other cases (e.g. children who are partially-sighted,
blind, deaf or maladjusted) the examinations are carried out by
staff of the Medical Adviser, who makes his recommendations to
the Education Officer.