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STAFF.
School Medical Officer.—J. Fiancis Taylor, M.R.C.S.
(Eng.), D.P.H. (London).
Assistant School Medical Officers.—Cecilia McEwan Martin,
M.B., Ch.B. (Glasgow), resigned 30.9.25; John Eric Cheeseman,
L.M.S.S.A. (London), commenced 1.3.26; John Kennedy, M.B.,
Ch.B. (Glasgow) (part-time).
School Oculist.—Lizzie Smith-Clark, M.B., Ch.B. (Edinburgh),
retired 27.10.25 (part-time); John Douglas Magor
Cardell, M.B., B.S. (London), F.R.C.S. (England), commenced
duty 30.11.25 (part-time).
Dentists.—Percy Chandler, L.D.S., R.C.S. (Eng.); James
E. Horton, L.D.S., R.C.S. (Eng.).
School Nurses.—Daisy Crawford, Trained Nurse (General
and Fever), Health Visitor's Certificate R.S.I.; Martha Sykes,
Trained Nurse; Marie Maye, Trained Nurse, Fever Certificate,
Health Visitor's Certificate, R.S.I. ; Ethel Walling, Trained
Nurse, Health Visitor's Certificate, R.S.I, (part-time).
Unfortunately, owing to ill-health, Dr. Martin was absent
from duty during a considerable portion of the year. This necessitated
the employment of Dr. Kennedy for a considerable number
of sessions beyond those usually attended by him; and Helen
Margaret Jardine, M.B., Ch.B. (Aberdeen), a local practitioner,
also carried out inspections in the schools.
Number of Sessions—Dr. Kennedy 169
,, ,, Dr. Jardine 74
CO-ORDINATION.
Infant and Child Welfare.
It has now been arranged that the cards used by the Health
Visitors for recording the histories of the children under 5 years
of age are, on the children arriving at school age, passed on to
the schools for the information of the School Medical Officers.
Leyton has no Nursery Schools.
The care of debilitated children under 5 years of age comes
within the province of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee,
who arrange for their admission into Convalescent Homes,
and provide clinics where they can obtain medical advice and