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Hospital Classes
I am indebted to the Chief Education Officer for the following report:
"During 1972. two teachers have continued to provide tuition for children of school age who have needed
in-patient treatment at St. Ann's and Prince of Wales's General Hospitals. Because of the wide age range of the
comparatively Iow number of children (approximately 30 at any one time) the teaching is mainly on an
individual basis but occasionally children of roughly the same age can be taught in groups for some subjects.
14s far as possible each child's school curriculum is followed by close liaison with the day schools. This is
particularly important with those children whose stay in hospital is lengthy. The teachers have a well equipped
classroom established in one of the children's wards but bedside tuition is provided for those children unable to
attend the classroom".
THE SCHOOL CLINIC
Medical Officer Sessions
Sessions staffed by school medical officers are held to deal with minor day-to-day medical problems, the
follow-up of defects found at periodic and other medical inspections and particular problems brought by
parents.
School Clinic sessions also afford opportunity for special work to be carried out by school medical officers,
including weight watching and warts clinics. A medical examination is offered to all school children who are new
entrants to the country, including any child who has been out of the country for a year or more and has returned.
This provides an opportunity to have the childrens' immunisation and vaccination programmes brought into
line with other children in the Borough and also enables parents to meet the school doctor and discuss their
child's health with him. Under these arrangements 401 children were examined during the year.
Home Tuition
During the year 14 children received home tuition for varying periods under Section 56 of the Education Act
1944 because they were not well enough to attend school for a considerable period.
Day Nurseries — Admission of Handicapped Children
As in previous years, children in the following categories were admitted on a medical recommendation to the day
nurseries administered by the Social Services Department without charge to the parents, the cost being borne by
the Education Committee under Section 56 of the Education Act 1944, if the child was over two years old.
(i) Deaf, partially-hearing, partially-sighted, physically handicapped, maladjusted
(ii) Mentally handicapped children under five years of age
(iii) Children over one year old of deaf or deaf/mute mothers
During 1972 14 Haringey children were in attendance at day nurseries under these arrangements, and at the end
of the year 8 of these children were still in attendance.
Recuperative Holidays
During 1972 5 boys and 8 girls were recommended for recuperative holidays in order to assist their recovery
after illness, and 4 boys and 6 girls were placed in suitable homes for a period of two weeks in each case.
Plantar Warts
Weekly sessions continued to be held at Weston Park and Lordship Lane Clinics, to deal with Plantar warts, and
Dr. K. Shah reports as follows on the work at these clinics:—