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SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE.
In 1940 the School Medical Service was carried on with little
impairment from war conditions.
Dental treatment, including the treatment of mothers, was
carried on satisfactorily with the assistance of a part-time dental
officer, Mr. J. V. Houlton, L.D.S.
The Ophthalmic Surgeon, Dr. J. G. Freeman Heal, attended
on three sessions weekly, one at Mattock Lane Centre and two at
Ravenor Park Centre.
Orthopaedic supervision was resumed in March and from
that time until the end of the year Mr. Cholmeley, F.R.C.S., the
visiting Surgeon, attended on nine sessions. Miss Hepburn, the
Masseuse, attended on four sessions weekly from January to
November and on three sessions weekly from November to
December.
Diphtheria immunization was carried on as usual. In December
in consequence of the Ministry of Health Circular 2230 further steps
were taken to give publicity to the value of immunization and as a
result a great many more children were immunized.
The Minor Ailment Clinics were carried on at the Centres as
in normal years.
STAFF.
The Deputy Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Llywellyn Roberts,
and two Assistant Medical Officers, Dr. Alfred J. Muir and Dr.
Matthew C. Kelly, resigned in 1940. Dr. Daniel C. Logan and
Dr. Elizabeth M. James, were appointed in the place of the latter
two officers.
During 1940 three school nurses resigned, Miss McGann,
Miss O. Moss and Miss V. Gilbert. They were succeeded by
Miss E. Evans, Miss G. E. Andrews and Miss D. E. Nicholson.
Miss Matthews returned at the end of the year from Buckinghamshire
where she had been assisting the County Council with evacuated
Ealing school children.
In November Miss L. Gilbert and Miss G. Griffiths went to
Devonshire to help the Council of that County in dealing with the
increase in their school population, through the reception in their
area of evacuated children.