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The percentage attendance is low compared with that in
previous years. There was no recognised prevalence of infectious
disease to account for the reduction which mainly concerned the
infants' schools, and which was generally ascribed to the prevalence
of "colds" in the last two months of the year. The "colds"
may really have been mild influenza which attacked the adult
population in January and February of the present year.
Staff.—The increased demand for dental treatment led to
the appointment during the year of a third whole-time dentist
to replace Mr. John V. Houlton, L.D.S., who, for some years,
acted as a part-time officer. The resignation of Miss W. M. Hunt,
L.D.S., was received at the time the new appointment was under
consideration and two new dental surgeons, Mr. E. Tribe, L.D.S.,
R.C.S., and Miss I. M. M. Cameron, L.D.S., took up their duties
on the 24th August.
The opening of the new Health Centres at Greenford Green
and Perivale, described under the Maternity and Child Welfare
Section of the Annual Report, called for additional nursing and
clerical staff, and two school nurses and two clerks were added.
The School Medical Nursing staff now comprises one supervising
school nurse and eight school nurses.
THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE IN RELATION TO
PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
School Hygiene.
No remarks are called for on this occasion under this heading
except to say that an enlargement of the Stanhope Infants' School
took place, increasing the accommodation from 400 to 500, with
in addition a nursery classroom to deal with 40 children and an
enlargement of Stanhope Junior Mixed School to 500 from 400
places. Five new school departments are in course of erection.