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School Medical Inspection
There are 48,330 children on the school roll in the Borough. There are 116
schools, of which 10 are special schools —
2 schools for delicate children
2 schools for educationally backward children
2 schools for physically handicapped children
2 schools for maladjusted children
1 school for partially sighted children
1 school for deaf children
and there are 3 special units —
a unit for autistic children
a remedial centre for linguistically deprived children
a special unit for partially deaf children in an ordinary school
Routine medical inspections are held in all schools.
Children are examined four times during their school life on entry to
infant, junior and secondary school, and on leaving. Special examinations and
follow-up re-inspections are carried out in addition whenever required. Each
term the school nurses conduct special hygiene examinations. During the year
medical officers undertook 15,253 routine medical examinations, 3,012 special
examinations and 5,548 re-inspections. School nurses carried out a total of
12,724 selective health surveys.
Information about children who require special educational help and
observation in school is passed routinely to the head teacher and school doctors
concerned.
Discussions are held with head teachers, parents, and career officers concerning
school leavers for the purpose of ensuring the most suitable choice of career, and
the provision of help for handicapped pupils. A liaison has been established with
the Social Services Department for the follow-up of handicapped pupils in the
community.
Treatment Facilities
The School Health Service makes use of treatment facilities provided by the
local authority, hospitals and general practitioners. Sessions provided in teaching
hospitals include two vision sessions at King's College Hospital, one audiology
session at Belgrave Hospital, and one enuretic clinic at St. Thomas' Hospital.