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99
COUNTY BOROUGH OF CROYDON
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE PRINCIPAL
SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER
FOR THE YEAR
1954
To the Chairman and Members of the Education Committee.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
I have the honour to present for your consideration the
Annual Report of the Principal School Medical Officer for the
year ending December 31st, 1954.
The School Health Service and Handicapped Pupils Regulations,
1953, while prescribing a minimum of three medical inspections,
during the period of school life, leave to the authority's discretion,
the timing of such general examinations and permit
additional general inspections, if these are deemed necessary.
For some years now, four general medical inspections during
school life have been carried out in Croydon and I remain convinced
of their value. When performed properly with skill and
care by experienced Medical Officers, they reinforce the efforts
of the conscientious and remedy some of the deficiencies of the
neglectful parents. The former group, comprising the much greater
majority, usually find these medical inspections helpful and
reassuring, it is unusual now for gross physical defects to be
detected for the first time at school and the main advantage of
these examinations is the general survey and the opportunity for
the parents to discuss relatively minor matters of general