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to the school. It sometimes happens that a child is transferred urgently to Lea Bridge
Road School before the medical examination can be arranged. This examination is carried
out by the School Medical Officer at her next visit to the school. The School Medical
Officer visits the school about 6 afternoon sessions each term.
A full report on the school was submitted last year. The hope then expressed that
the Psychiatrist from the Leyton Child Guidance Clinic would be holding a waekly session
at the school has been realised and Dr.Little has attended one afternoon each week
since the beginning of 1963. Dr.Little sees and advises on the children who attend there
and is also able to see the parents who would be very unlikely to agree to attend at a
Child Guidance Clinic.
In November an open evening was held arranged by the school teaching staff and all
the ancilliary staff attended from the psychiatric, psychological and medical side.
A high percentage of parents attended including many of the fathers and it was very
helpful indeed to be able to talk over a cup of tea and cakes about the special problems
which these children present to their parents as well as to the school.
TUBERCULOSIS IN SCHOOL CHILDREN
There was no new case of tuberculosis in school children reported in 1963,
DEATHS OF CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE
During the year three children of school age died. The deaths were due to the
following:-
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia Boy aged 7 years
Generalised cachexia, secondary carcinomomatosis,
Osteo sarcoma of right thigh Girl aged 9 years
Lobar Pneumonia, Developmental heart defects
Girl aged 6 years
HEALTH EDUCATION
The Health Visitors gave 138 lectures in schools at which the children made 3,090
attendances.
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