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The School Health Service has, in the course of a year,
to cope with an enormous amount of detail, which calls for
an efficient and painstaking office administration. Particularly
important is the follow-up system which ensures that
the health of the school child is kept under constant review,
as nothing is so calculated to forfeit the confidence of parents
as a promised appointment in, shall we say, a year's time,
which is not promptly made. 1 wish, therefore, to record
my appreciation of the help which I have received during
the year from Miss Smith, the Senior Clerk, and her assistants.
I wish, also, to express my thanks to all my colleagues in
the School Health Service and to the County Medical Officer
and his staff and the Borough Education Officer and his
department for much help and assistance.
Finally, I wish to thank the Chairman and Members of
the Welfare and School Attendance Sub-Committee for the
great interest which they take in the work of the School
Health Service and for the encouragement which I have
received from them at all times.
I am, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
John Landon,
Medical Officer of Health
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