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services are available to all school children since the consultants are
officers of the Regional Hospital Board working under the National Health
Service Act which does not differentiate between state-maintained and nonstate-maintained
school children.
2. Under Section 28 of the National Health Service Act the Council is
responsible for providing immunisation against infectious disease, including
B.C.G. vaccination, to all school children. During the year 306 children
attending private schools were immunized against tuberculosis by the
School Health Service.
Schoolgirl Mothers
The department's help was sought in six instances.
During the year a stall was made, in co-operation with other departments concerned,
reviewing the completeness of the council's services for schoolgirl mothers.
Children unable to benefit from education at school
Under Section 57 of the Education Act children who are so mentally handicapped
that they are unable to benefit by education at school are referred to the Council's
Mental Health Service for further care. There is no arbitrary Intelligence Quotient
'score' which decides the issue, but the generally accepted standard is as follows:-
I.Q. 'Score'
Normal schooling above 75
Education at a school for the
educationally sub-normal 75 - 50
Unable to benefit from education below 50
The purpose of this is to ensure that, if suitable, the children shall receive
alternative training at junior training schools. The number who were assessed as
unable to benefit from education during the year was seven. There is a total of 91
children of school age in junior training schools.
Recuperative Care
Under Section 48 of the Education Act, arrangements are made on the
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