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I believe that all who have been concerned with the
development of these Services be they Councillors, Co-opted
Members, Voluntary Workers, or Officers, will contemplate
their passing to another Authority with real regret. It can,
however, be said that the heirs of the Borough Council are
entering into a goodly heritage.
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES.
The scheme by which these services are administered by
the Borough Council as Divisional Executive continues to work
smoothly, and comprehensive provisions exist for the medical
inspection and treatment of children attending schools maintained
by the Local Education Authority. The administrative
control of this service is closely integrated with the child
welfare services being under the administrative control of the
same Committee—a procedure which has been operating in
Hendon for many years and which is now being extensively
followed in other areas.
It will be seen from the following table that 7,072 pupils
have been examined at periodic examinations, and from the
returns it would appear that the nutritional standard was
comparable with that of the previous year as shown by the
following table. In making this comparison, however, it
should be said that the classification then prevailing, namely,
"Excellent", "Normal", "Slightly Subnormal", "Bad" was
altered by the Ministry of Education to "Good", "Fair" and
"Poor".