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HANDICAPPED PUPILS
Every possible care is given to ensure that any child with a handicap which might
affect his or her educational attainment is kept under careful review and consideration,
whether he or she is in an ordinary school or a special school, and a register of all
handicapped children is maintained to ensure no child is lost sight of when he/she moves
from school to school or borough to borough

INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN SCHOOLS
Of the 980 cases of infectious disease notified 356 or 36% related to school-chi1dren.
In addition 1,318 notifications were made by head teachers of pupi1s absent from school on
account of infectious and other illnesses Where the notifications from any particular
schoo1 war rant further investigation special visits are made and any necessary investigations
carried out including the taking of specimens for bacteriological examination to
ascertain the sources of and contain, the outbreak.
ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE IN SCHOOLS
Each school in the borough is visited annually by public health inspectors for
environmental hygiene inspection and results of their findings are reported to the Medical
Adviser of the Inner London Education Authority.
Visits are also made to schools by public health inspectors in connection with
enquiries and investigations concerning infectious diseases.
MINOR AILMENTS CLINICS
Children suffering from minor ailments may be referred to minor ailments clinics
where they are seen by a nurse and the appropriate treatment given. A doctor attends one
of these c1inics where vaccination and immunisation is also given. There are 8 such clinics
situated in school treatment centres in the borough. Attendances this year totalled 17,305,
compared with 19,819 last year.
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