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STAFF MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
492 medical examinations were carried out by Assistant
Medical Officers on entrants to County or Borough Council
employment, entrants to Teachers' Training establishments, and
the teaching profession.
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE 1961
The school population of the Borough of Romford was
approximately 22,295.
Number of schools:
Primary schools 40
Secondary (including grammar schools) 15
Technical colleges Nil
Nursery schools Nil
Special schools for handicapped pupils Nil
School Clinics. There are three main clinics where the
following facilities are available : treatment of minor ailments,
dental, ophthalmic, orthopaedic, speech therapy, physiotherapy.
The Child Guidance Clinic is situated in Western Road. Children
who require to be seen by the Ear, Nose or Throat Specialist,
Paediatrician or Dermatologist must attend the Out-patients
Department of one of the local general hospitals.
Medical Inspections
During a child's school life he normally has three routine
medical inspections. The first is carried out soon after admission
to school and the last shortly before reaching compulsory school
leaving age The intermediate inspection usually takes place just
before transfer from the junior school to a secondary or grammar
school.
At these inspections the School Medical Officer makes a
routine examination of the child's general physical condition and,
in consultation with the family doctor, any defects found to require
treatment are referred to the appropriate specialist clinic or
hospital department. The inspections also afford an opportunity
for the School Medical Officers to talk to mothers about their
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