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Under the Regulations governing free milk for school children
requiring it on medical grounds 305 certificates were issued.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN
Under Section 59 of the Education Act 1944, education authorities
are empowered to prohibit or restrict the employment of a child if they
consider it would be prejudicial to his health or otherwise render him
unfit to obtain the full benefit of the education provided for him.
All children must, therefore, be medically examined before taking up
employment.
Number of children examined and found fit for employment
during 1972 219
REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL SCHOOL DENTAL OFFICER 1972
Mr. A. G. Brown reports as follows:
Equipment
A planned programme of replacement of outmoded dental equipment
was prepared and provision was made in the estimates for the re-equiping
of 4 surgeries in 1973. In recent years great technical advances have been
made in the design of dental equipment in accordance with new methods
of working. The present generation of students are being trained in these
new methods and expect to have suitable equipment available.
Staffing
There were several staff changes during the year of both dental
officers and dental surgery assistants and adequate coverage of treatment
was maintained. On the 1st August Mrs. P. Spencer commenced duties as
a senior dental officer, and was the first person to be appointed to this
post in the Harrow Service.
Dental Health Education
A dental health campaign on similar lines to previous years was
carried out between the 28th November and 7th December. This consisted
of demonstration talks followed by a film in some ten school departments
for approximately 3,000 children whose ages ranged from 5 to 17 years.
Dental and Health Education staff participated in this campaign and also
Miss Doreen Land of the Oral Hygiene Service. It is not the intention to
plan any of these concentrated campaigns in the future as, with the
appointment during the year of a Senior Dental Officer with responsibility
for dental health education, talks in schools will be spread over the whole
year.