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No changes occurred in the personnel of the Staff during the
year. All the members are full-time officers with the exception
of the Ophthalmic Surgeon, the Aural Surgeon and the Special
Teacher for Speech Defects. The Ophthalmic Surgeon holds six
Eye Clinics per month and the Aural Surgeon two Ear Clinics per
month. The speech-training classes are held twice weekly.
2.—CO-ORDINATION WITH OTHER HEALTH SERVICES.
The School Medical Officer is also Medical Officer of Health
and Medical Officer to the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee,
and there is the closest possible co-operation between the Child
Welfare and School Medical work. When children attending the
Child Welfare Centres or under the care of the Health Visitors in
their homes, reach school age their records are passed on to ihe
School Medical Department, so that there is continuity of observation,
and where necessary, of treatment. By arrangement also with the
Maternity and Child Welfare Committee which pays part of the
salaries of the officers concerned, the use of the Dental Clinic at
Stuart Villa is available for children under school age, and the
same is the case also with the Eye and Ear Clinics. This very useful
arrangement makes it possible for defects in young children to be
dealt with at the earliest possible moment, instead of waiting until
school age is reached before treatment is provided.
3.—SCHOOL HYGIENE.
The extensive reconstruction of the Noel Park Schools which
has been in progress during the past two years was completed during
the summer, and the result is such as to justify the expenditure
of so much time and money. The schools have been completely
modernised, and the well arranged and adequately lighted classrooms
are a very great improvement on the conditions which
previously obtained. Other notable improvements are the provision
of school halls, a gymnasium, a medical inspection room, and
up-to-date sanitary conveniences.
The completion of the work at the Noel Park Schools has also
allowed the new class rooms at Lordship Lane School, which had
so far been occupied by children from Noel Park, to be made available
now for Lordship Lane School. The result is very much improved
accommodation there also.
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