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33
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
School Medical Officer
FOR THE YEAR 1945.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
We beg to submit the following report upon the schools and
the school children of Acton for the year 1945.
1945 was a very busy year during which the new Education
Act came into force. One of the results of this may be seen in the
figures of defects treated at the Minor Ailment Clinics. The figure
for 1944 was 966 whereas in 1945 it rose to 4221. If 1944 is compared
with 1945, it will be seen that all the figures in 1945 are
higher and in the Dental Clinics the number treated has almost
doubled. All this increase of work has been done in the same
inadequate and out—of—date premises at 45, Avenue Road. The
pressure of space was so great that the hut in the garden, formerly
in use as a School Dinner Centre, had to be renovated and brought
into use. The Dental Staff will be helped by the expected return
of Mr. P. H. Slater, School Dentist, from the Forces early in 1946.
The appointment of an additional Health Visitor and School Nurse
in September helped a little and the return of Miss J. M. Watts from
the Forces early in 1946 will help the clerical staff to deal with the
vastly increased records.
All Clinics were open during the year and figures for each are
given in the Report.
At the end of the year the number of children on the roll was
5,592 and 10 Nursery Classes were open during the year.
There was an epidemic of Measles during the year, 227 cases
being reported from the schools. There were only 8 cases of