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Part-Time Staff.
E. H. S. Bebb, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Anæsthetist.
Miss M. F. Cozens-Walker, Chartered Masseuse.
A. D. Bradfield, Speech Correction Instructor. (Deceased May, 1937.)
Miss B. N. Oldrey, M.S.S.T., Speech Therapist. (Commenced August,
1937.)
School Nurses and Health Visitors.
Miss A. Bintcliffe (Lady Superintendent). Miss A. Fahy.
Miss M. Hazelton. Miss M. Bishop. (Commenced March 1st, 1937.)
Miss V. Garrett.
Miss A. Naylor. Mrs. C. Boothby.
Miss J. Paterson. Miss M. Druce.
Miss R. Bullock. Miss J. Anderson.
Dental Assistants.
Mrs. C. Tonkin. Miss O. Brooks.
Miss C. E. Stanbridge.
Clerical Staff.
B. R. Allen, School Medical Clerk.
Miss E. Service, Clerk. (Resigned July 31st, 1937.)
Miss N. Humphries, Clerk. (Resigned December 11th, 1937.)
H. A. Carless, Junior Clerk.
Miss C. Logsdon, Clerk. (Commenced August 16th, 1937.)
To the Chairman and Members of the
Edmonton Education Committee.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to submit my Third Annual Report on the work of the School
Medical Service during the year 1937.
It is drawn up in accordance with the wishes of the Board of Education
and the sections of this report are numbered to correspond with the Board's
Schedule to Form 6M, in which it is suggested that where the arrangements
under any of the various headings which have been described in previous
reports remain unaltered, it would be unnecessary, as far as the Board are
concerned, to repeat such information, but to state that no alterations have
been made. A comparison with previous years has been entered, where considered
necessary, for information.
1. STAFF.
The staff has now been amalgamated and arrangements are being slowly
proceeded with in order to accomplish this with the least possible inconvenience
to the execution of duties. It will be necessary to add yet another
officer to the School Medical Staff as the County Medical Inspections will
be taken over by the department from the 1st January, 1938, and this will
also make possible a more thorough inspection of 4he elementary schoolchildren.
There are approximately 13,500 children in the elementary schools and
some 1,500 pupils in the secondary schools, with quite a large percentage need
"following-up." In order that the School Medical Service should be in no
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