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A close watch is maintained on the incidence of infectious
disease in schools and in this context I am indebted to the
teaching staff for supplying early information about illness in
the schools, and to the general practitioners, medical officers,
public health inspectors and health visitors for co-ordinating the
investigation and management of cases and contacts.
Medical treatment of schoolchildren
The number of sessions, new cases and total attendances at
school treatment centres during 1972 were as follows:-

More detailed information about some of these clinics will be
found later in this report.
Handicapped pupils
Handicapped pupils who may need special educational treatment
are referred from many sources. In some cases (e.g. delicate
children or those with physical handicaps) examinations are
carried out by school medical officers and recommendations made
by the Principal School Medical Officer either direct to the
Education Officer or to the Medical Adviser of the inner London
Education Authority. In other cases (e.g. children who are