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Many, in fact most of the ailments are such that the attendance
of the Doctor at the clinics is not necessary, and cases can well be
left to the School Nurse. However, use is made of the Doctor's
attendance to call up those cases for special examination referred from
the school inspections and to carry out immunisation and vaccination
at the same session.
The functioning of these minor clinics is a safety valve against
overcrowding of Doctors' Surgeries and Hospital Outpatient Departments.
SCHOOL HYGIENE.
The high standard of cleanliness and hygiene of the Bromley
Schools was maintained during the past year.
Parish C.E. Primary School .. During the year the work of providing
a new lavatory block to
replace the former " sanitary
accommodation " was completed.
Valley County Primary Infants' Improvements to the boys' lava-
School tories have been carried out.
During the year the Sanitary Inspectors made frequent visits of
inspection to the various school canteens, and in every instance the
standard of cleanliness was most satisfactory.
MEDICAL INSPECTIONS AT SCHOOLS.
During the year 3,367 children were examined at schools and
clinics, necessitating the holding of 259 medical inspection sessions.
The average attendance at each session was thirteen compared with
13.7 for 1950.
Three hundred and twenty-two individual pupils were found to
require treatment (excluding Dental Diseases and Infestation with
Vermin), giving a percentage of 9.6 as against 9.2 for the year 1950.
Table 1IB, of the statistical tables gives information on the
general condition of the pupils inspected in the various age groups.
Comparative rates for the past four years are shown below:—