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Haringey 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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Five of the new cases have been transferred to Westminster Hospital to attend Dr. I.M. Anderson's
Cardiac Clinic there for further investigations and follow-up."
There also continues to be close co-operation between the school health service and the children's
ear, nose and throat clinic at the Hospital. Mr. William McKenzie, the hospital consultant, also
acts as consultant to the school ear, nose and throat clinic at Park Lane Medical Centre. An
assistant medical officer from this department attends the consultant's weekly hospital session,
where he acts as registrar.
Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions
School nurses carried out regular hygiene inspections in the schools. Verminous heads are now
the exception rather than the rule, but careful watch still needs to be kept to prevent the spread
of infection. The following are details of the hygiene inspections carried out during 1969:-
Numberof individual examinations of pupiIs in schools 55,632
Number of individual pupils found to be infested 269
Number of pupils supplied with 1/3rd pints of milk on an average day in the Autumn Term 1969:-
| Maintained Schools | No. Present | No. taking Milk |
|---|---|---|
| Infant and Nursery | 8,811 | 8,807 |
| Junior Schools | 11,892 | 11,137 |
| Secondary Schools | 12,460 | 63* |
| TOTALS | 33,163 | 20,007 |
*The supply of milk to senior pupils' (other than those in Special Schools) has been discontinued as
the result of a directive from the Department of Education and Science.
School Meals were served at 103 schools or departments.
Meals consumed by pupils on an average day in the Autumn Term 1969:-
| No. Present | No. taking Paid Meals | No. taking Free Meals | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant and Nursery | 8,811 | 5,843 | 595 | 6,438 |
| Junior Schools | 11,892 | 8,257 | 1,208 | 9,465 |
| Secondary Schools | 12,460 | 6,053 | 923 | 6,976 |
| TOTALS | 33,163 | 20,153 | 2,726 | 22,879 |
Total number of meals prepared during year ended 31st December 1969 , 4,538,980 (including staff
meals).
Handicapped Pupils
The Education Act 1944 places upon local education authorities the duty of ascertaining handicapped
pupils in their areas and of providing special educational treatment for such children. Though it is
the duty of the local authority to ascertain these children from the age of two years, it is often
desirable, especially in the case of blind, deaf or cerebral palsied children, that the defects be
discovered before this age, so that steps may be taken to help the child to develop as normally
as possible despite his handicap.
The School Health Service and Handicapped Pupils Regulations 1959 defined the various categories
of handicapped pupils as follows:-
Blind Epileptic
Partially Sighted Maladjusted
Deaf Physically Handicapped
Partially Hearing Delicate
Educationally Subnormal Children suffering from speech defects
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