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7.
SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICES.
Every effort was made to maintain these services at their full
capacity and mention is, therefore, only made in the following
paragraphs of any section of the services which underwent temporary
modification.
As has already been mentioned in an earlier section of this
Report three of the Health Centres were converted into First Aid Posts
and it was necessary to find temporary alternative accommodation for
the conduct of the School Medical Services based on these Centres
but at the beginning of December they were re-opened as Health Centres,
and have since continued in a dual capacity.
ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.
The arrangements for the routine medical inspection were interrupted
during the months of September and October as the schools were
closed during that period. Home tuition classes were, however,
organised and considerable numbers of children were referred by parents
or teachers for special examination and the schools began gradually to
re-open in November as air raid shelters reached completion. Routine
medical inspection was then automatically re-commenced.
NUTRITION.
The outbreak of war gave rise to apprehension that the increasing
cost of living would be reflected in a lowering of the nutritional
standards of certain of the poorer children and a very careful watch
was therefore maintained by doctors, health visitors and teachers for
any signs that this was taking place.