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In conjunction with the Ealing, Brentford & Chiswick Hospitals
Committee, and, from July 5th, 1948, with the South West
Middlesex Hospital Management Committee, arrangements were
made for a number of children to receive operative treatment for
tonsils and adenoids at the Clayponds Isolation Hospital. 301 cases
were dealt with in this way.
Staff.
Since the coming into force of the National Health Service
Act, all the staff of the School Health Service, with the exception
of the non-specialist child guidance personnel, have been transferred
to the establishment of the L,ocal Area Health Committee. This
establishmeut covers the needs of the Borough of Acton as well
as those of Ealing.
Medical Inspection.
Periodic medical inspection of pupils in the entrants, second
and third age groups was carried out at all maintained schools in
the Borough.
The usual examinations of pupils in other groups than those
mentioned above were carried out, and statistics relating to these
inspections will be found in the tables at the end of this report.
The figure of 5,082 found under the heading of " special inspections "
refers to children kept under observation or referred by Health
Visitors, Heads of Schools, or School Welfare Officers.
Findings of Medical Inspection.
The statistics relating to periodic medical inspections and
other inspections will be found at the end of this report in Table I (a)
and (b) on page 00, and the number of pupils found at periodic
inspection to require treatment is shown under Section (c) of the
same table. In Table II, page 00, will be found a summary of
defects found at periodic and special inspections. It will be observed
from an examination of the statistics mentioned above that the
defect for which the largest number of children were referred for
special examination was infection of the skin, while defects of the
ears, nose and throat accounted for the bulk of the remainder.
General Condition of Pupils Inspected.
The use of only three classifications of general conditions of
children examined at periodic inspection is continued. This is in
accordance with Ministry of Education requirements, emphasis
being placed on physical fitness rather than nutritional standard.
Under this classification children are recorded as :
A—better than normal.
B—normal or " fair."
C—below normal or " poor."