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IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA
The majority of children are, of course, immunised against Diphtheria
before they reach school age, but about 100 school children completed a
full course of primary immunisation, and nearly 1000 were given a secondary
or re-inforcing injection during the year. At the end of 1951 approximately
75 per cent, of the school population were immunised against Diphtheria.
HANDICAPPED PUPILS
The following statement shows the number of handicapped pupils who,
at the end of the year, were attending Faircross Day Special School:—
(a) Physically Handicapped and Open-Air Section 66
(This figure includes 16 from other Authorities—i.e.
Dagenham, East Ham and Romford.)
(b) Educationally Sub-Normal Section 118
(This figure includes 78 from other Authorities—i.e.
Ilford, Dagenham and East Ham.)
Other handicapped pupils were accommodated in special residential
schools as under:—
Educationally sub-normal 1
Delicate 5
Epileptic 2
Blind 1
Partially sighted 1
Partially deaf 1
Nine deaf and partially deaf children from this area attended the Tunmarsh
Lane Deaf (Day) School in West Ham.
CONVALESCENT TREATMENT
During the year 102 school children were sent away for convalescent
treatment for periods varying from 4 to 6 weeks.
FOLLOWING UP
An important part of the work of Health Visitors and School Nurses
15 home visiting, and during the year they made 2,166 such visits.
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