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SECTION 6
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
The statistics relating to the School Health Service
reveal no unexpected trends. The reduced attendance at
Minor Ailment Clinics are accounted for partly by a
change of procedure. The practice of referring all cases
of verruca tc a medical officer has been discontinued.
Straightforward cases are now referred directly to the
Chiropodist for treatment, thus reducing the attendance
at Doctor's Minor Ailment Clinics
Another factor is an increasing tendency on the part
of working mothers to take children to General Practitioners'
evening sessions rather than suffer a loss of
income by taking time off from work to attend day-time
sessions at local Authority clinics.
The increased head infestation figures do not truly
represent a worsening of the condition in this respect,
Apart from a few problem families, in nearly all cases,
the figures relate to children moving into the district.
We discover and promptly deal with the condition, but
having done so, must record the fact,
MINOR AILMENT CLINICS,
The examinations carried out at these clinics include
a variety of cases in which medical opinion is required.
Cases of poor school attendance, freedom from infection
examinations, recommendations for recuperative treatment,
etc., are among the many things dealt with They also
provide a means for a more detailed investigation into
any defect observed at the school inspection,
Attendances at Minor Ailment Clinics
1957 1958 1959
9,951 9,996 5,040
C.G. VACCINATION
Details of school children offered B.C.G. vaccination
through the approved arrangements under Section 28 of the
National Health Service Act, 1946f during the year ended
31st December, 1959 are as follows:-
1. Number of children whose parents were approached
regarding participation in the scheme 6,230
2. Number of children whose parents consented to
participate 3,935