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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE 1971
April 1971 saw the opening of St. Alban's R.C. Primary
School at South Homchurch and Ravensbourne School, Harold
Hill, which is a special school for subnormal children and those
with multiple handicaps. This school was formed by the amalgamation
of the former Belford Junior Training Centre and Special Care
Unit, which had previously been administered by the Borough's
Health and Welfare Department.
In September the new Coopers 81 Coborn School was opened
at Upminster and Mitchell Infants' School on the Hornchurch
airfield estate. At the same time Broadford Junior and Infant
Schools were merged to form a single primary school.

Periodic Medical Inspections
All new entrants to infant schools are given a full medical
examination which also provides an opportunity for the school
doctor to discuss any health problems with the parent and offer
advice about immunisation etc.
Pupils in the final year at Junior school are given screening
tests of vision and hearing by the school nurse, and specially
selected children are examined by the School doctor. Selection
of these children is made by the doctor after examination of
previous medical records and information provided by parents,
teachers, health visitors and school nurses. A similar selection
procedure used for the medical inspection of secondary school
children approaching compulsory school leaving age was extended
to all secondary schools from September 1971.
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