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39
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
School Medical Officer
FOR THE YEAR 1946.
To the Chairman and Members of the School Health Committee.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The. following report is submitted giving details of the work
carried out during 1946.
The Education Act came into force in 1945 and since that date
a considerable amount of time has been spent correlating the work
of the School Health Services and endeavouring to provide a smooth
running service, since the administrative centre is established in the
Offices of, the, Middlesex County Council. I think on the whole
there has been developed a smooth running and yet flexible administration.
Every two months, the County Medical Officer of Health
and his Representative meets the School Medical Officers of, Middlesex
Areas to discuss the procedure of new circulars, policy, etc.
Clinic accommodation is at 45 Avenue Road, Acton, and the
premises are inadequate and out of date for the great amount of
work carried out there,.
All Clinics were open throughout the year and figures are given
in the report.
During the year the number of children on the, school roll was.
6,596. Provision still continues to be made for the admission of
children from the. age of 3 years where such accommodation can be
made available. Maples Nursery has now been taken over by the
local Education Authority and is functioning as a nursery school
attached to the Priory Infants' School.