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provide meals for work centres at Stembridge Hall, Penge, and
the Spastics Works Centre in Beckenham. Numbers involved
are as follows: —
From 1st January, 1968:
Stembridge Hall—approx. 18 meals daily.
Beckenham Centre for disabled—approx. 20 meals daily.
The Health Visitor in the School Health Service
During 1968, the Health Visitors have assisted at 1,222 school
medical inspections. Numbers have increased by the opening of
three new schools in the borough. Total number of children who
have had vision tests performed by the Health Visitor is 17,200.
School hygiene inspections have continued as routine in the
primary schools, and in secondary schools when requested.
Number of children examined 32,871—resulting in 177 visits to
the parents of children with infested heads to give guidance and
instruction for treatment.
Minor ailment treatments and veruccae treatments have continued
at the request of parents where there is a need.
The Health Visitors have carried out Health Education in
three senior schools and this has become a regular part of the
curriculum. One talk was given in a junior school and it is hoped
to increase this facet of the work when there is an increase in
establishment.