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VII REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER
ON THE SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
The Inner London Education Authority is responsible for the School Health
Service, but by virtue of an agreement required by Section 32 of the London Government
Act.1963, there is joint use by the Authority and the Council of professional staff,
premises and equipment. The Medical Officer of Health is the Principal School
Medical Officer of the Inner London Education Authority for the area of the borough
and is responsible to that Authority for the day to day running of the Service,
As always, ready support has been given by the Medical Adviser and his central
staff. Similarly, the Education Officer of Division 5 and his staff continued their
close liaison enabling us all to maintain an effective service.
Dr. Gourlay, Deputy Principal School Medical Officer, resigned in May to take
a similar post with the Cambridge City Council. Her work since 1965, particularly
with the School Health Section helped greatly to continue an effective joint service,
previously the responsibility of the London County Council.
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ROLLS
Pupils on school rolls numbered 32,617 at the end of the year, attending 99
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 19,748
Secondary 21 11,518
Nursery 5 515
Special 7 836
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MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOLCHILDREN
Routine medical examinations
These are carried out by medical officers 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, special investigation clinic etc.