London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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SPECIALS - at request of:-
| Head Teacher - child's name entered in special book | 59 | (96) |
| Head Teacher - others | 302 | (203) |
| School nurse - following health survey | 8 | (17) |
| School nurse - others | 12 | (13) |
| Divisional Education Officer | 32 | (19) |
| Divisional Education Welfare Officer | 23 | (12) |
| Parent | 45 | (43) |
| School Medical Officer | 204 | (226) |
| SUB-TOTAL | 685 | (629) |
OTHERS
| For free travel | NIL | NIL |
| Accident on school premises | NIL | NIL |
| Miscellaneous (including inspections specifically for provision of free milk) | 242 | .{177) |
| SUB-TOTAL | 242 | (177) |
| TOTAL OF ALL NON-ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS | 8.901 | (9,261) |
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SPECIAL SCHOOLING
After special medical examinations, the examining medical officers recommended that some children
be admitted to special schools which it was felt would be more suitable for them than ordinary schools.
Hospital reports, etc. were often taken into account and recommendations were vetted by the Deputy
Principal School Medical Officer before being passed to the Education Officer's Department.
Recommendations
Day schools for the delicate 16 (23)
Day schools for physically handicapped children 13 (8)
Boarding open air schools 10(6)
After physical medical examinations, vision and hearing tests, other children were examined, under
Section 34 of the Education Act 1944, by specially trained medical officers and recommendations were
approved by a principal medical officer who specialised in this work. Arrangements were made for interpreters
to attend at 22 (39) of these examinations.
Recommendations
Day schools for educationally subnormal children 32 (51)
Boarding schools for educationally subnormal children Nil (3)
Continue at ordinary school possibly with extra help in reading arithmetic, etc. 20 (39)
Home Tuition 11 (10)
Transfers to ordinary school from E.S.N, school 22 (32)
Leavers' Examination at E.S.N, schools 64 (47)
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