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At the end of the first term three children were transferred - two back to their
old school as they had made quite marked improvement in school work and behaviour and
one to a Day Physically Handicapped School as her physical handicap was more severe
than her behaviour difficulty and it was decided she was not in the right environment.
By the end of the first term the experiment seemed to give such promise for the
future that plans were being laid for the school's expansion in I960.
HEARING AIDS
A survey taken in January 1959, showed seven children were wearing hearing aids
in Leyton Schools,
OUTBREAKS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN 1959
There were no notable outbreaks of infectious disease in the Borough of Leyton
during 1959, but Sonne dysentery could give cause for anxiety, it having become practice
ly endemic everywnere in the country. One can never be sure, when a few cases
have been reported in an area, that a major outbreak is not going to appear.
It is difficult to control. The infection is very rarely found to be food borne
and one has to concentrate on measures entailing strict personal hygiene, cleanliness
of school and exclusion of all children or school staff with diarrhoea.
TUBERCULOSIS IN SCHOOL CHILDREN
One girl, aged 9, was admitted to hospital with tuberculous pleural effusion in
March, 1959 She was discharged home in July, 1959, and discharged cured in i960, One
boy, aged 12, was admitted to hospital with a tuberculous kidney.
In January, 1959, a boy from a neighbouring area who attended a Leyton Secondary
School was confirmed as a case of pulmonary tuberculosis All contacts of the boy at
school were skin tested and the Chest Physician carried out "follow-up" examinations.
No further cases of infection were found and the source of the original infection was
never discovered I should like here to record my gratitude for the cooperation of
the pupils* parents, the school staff and the chest physician.
DEATHS OF CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE
During the year seven children of school age died. The deaths were due to the
following:-
Cerebral Tumour Male - 10 years
Myelblastic Leukemia Male - 8 "
Cirrhosis of Liver Male - 14 "
Intestinal Obstruction due to Megacolon Male - 12 "
Bronchopheumonia (spastic microcephalic) Male - 5 "
Fractured skull following a road accident Male - 6 "
Asphyxia - Accidental death Male - 15 „
In 1958 there were three deaths of children of school age, all boys. This year
sev«n children died, again all boys.
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