View report page

SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES 1959
WANSTEAD AND WOODFORD
No new schools were opened in the Borough during 1959 and the
number of pupils in attendance at the 18 schools, remains about the
same, i.e. approximately 7,000.
1. SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
The new arrangement whereby the second routine medical inspection
of pupils takes place soon after the child's admission to the secondary
school (instead of during the last year in the primary school) has
worked very smoothly. As I mentioned in my report for last year,
the obvious advantage of this arrangement is that the Head Teacher
and Class Teachers are themselves able to consult the Medical Officer
about children who are to remain in their charge for the remainder
of their school life.
The first routine medical inspection of children is carried out at
five years of age, soon after admission to school for the first time,
and the third or final inspection is at 14½ years. If, at the latter
examination, a pupil is found to be suffering from a condition which
demands that he/she should avoid certain types of employment,
e.g. an epileptic who should avoid work with machinery, the Youth
Employment Officer is notified accordingly.

2. CLEANLINESS SURVEYS
In view of the considerable improvement in the standard of
cleanliness among children, it was decided that an inspection of the
head of every pupil at the beginning of each term, was no longer
necessary. Therefore, head inspections are now carried out twice a
year only at the commencement of the Spring and Autumn Terms
52