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BATHING CENTRES
No. of attendance for treatment of scabies. 339 (299)
No. of attendance for treatment of vermin and nits. 247 (187)
HYGiENE AND SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS IN SCHOOLS
Where the school medical officer at his annual inspection discovered that the hygiene and sanitary
arrangements at a school did not meet the regulations laid down by the Department of Education and Science,
defects were notified to the Education Officer in order that they might be rectified wherever possible.
Arrangements were also made for medical rooms to be adequately equipped, i.e. fires properly guarded,
examination couches provided, etc.
NATIONAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT STUDY
Assistance was given in the second follow-up of children born between 3rd and 9th March 1958,
originally studied at birth by the National Birthday Trust Fund and then followed up in 1965 by the National
Child Development Study with the collaboration of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. This follow-up
was aimed at the particular problems of the 11 year old with emphasis on the major and minor variations in
health and educational ability and disturbances of the special senses and co-ordination.
Subject to the agreement of the parents of the 52 children involved in this Borough, schools were asked
to give details of the children's progress and whether they had any particular strong or weak points. Three
standard tests of reading, mathematics and general ability were given and the children were asked to complete
a short questionnaire about their interests and hobbies.
Health visitors interviewed the parents of each child and completed a form about the child's development
and health. Pure tone audiometry was carried out and school medical officers carried out a thorough
medical examination of each child and completed the necessary report forms which were returned to the
National Child Development Study.
STUDY OF PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN ORDINARY SCHOOLS
Miss Anderson, Research Officer of the University of London Institute of Education, was given assistance
in chosing nine handicapped children who attended ordinary schools in this Borough for her study of physically
handicapped children in ordinary schools. She intended to contact the parents of the children to obtain their
agreement to their children being included and to meet the head teachers of the schools concerned. It was
hoped that the study might be of practical use in adding to the knowledge of which handicapped children
were most likely to do well in an ordinary junior school. Also that it might make it possible to give advice on
the placement of physically handicapped children of junior age and on the management of the children who
are placed in ordinary schools
HEALTH EDUCATION
The Health Education Officer continued the expansion of the service to schools in the Borough. Many
schools received talks and lectures on such vital subjects as human relationships, venereal disease, drugs,
menstruation, and home safety.
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