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The following clinic sessions are also held at school treatment centres:Audiology
B.C.G. Vaccination
Dental Care
Ophthalmology
Physiotherapy
Speech Therapy
Close liaison with the Medical Adviser's Department of the Inner London Education
Authority was maintained during the year, and co-operation with the local Divisional Education
Officer and between teaching and health staff continued to develop.
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ROLLS
Pupils on school rolls numbered 33,533 at the end of the year, attending 100 maintained
schools in the borough which include three schools for the educationally subnormal, two for
the maladjusted, one for delicate children, and one for the physically handicapped. There are
no direct grant or independent schools included in the School Health Service. At the end of
the year the school registers were as follows:-
Type of School
No. of Schools
Pupils
Primary 66 19,746
Secondary 22 12,407
Nursery 5 518
Special 7 862
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOLCHILDREN
Routine medical examinations
These are carried out by medical off icers of the department assisted by school nurses Where
further examinations are found to be required children are referred to special clinics e.g.,
vision, hearing, dental, ear nose and throat, special investigation clinics, etc. This year
13,262 examinations were carried out.
Non-routine medical examinations
These examinations are carried out for various reasons e.g. prior to departure on school
journeys; for ascertainment of suitability for ordinary school; at the request of the headteacher,
school nurse, parent, medical officer, etc. Non-routine examinations carried out
during the year totalled 9,803.
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