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I. STAFF.
In addition to the Chief School Medical Officer, the Staff of
the School Medical Department is made up as follows :—
(a) Two full time Medical Officers, one of whom is also
Deputy Medical Officer of Health.
(b) One full time dentist—who devotes part of his time to
Child Welfare Work.
(c) Seven School Nurses, one of whom is allocated to the
dental department.
(d) Three women clerks.
(e) Opthalmic Surgeon (part time).
(f) Aural Surgeon (part time).
2. CO-ORDINATION.
Infant and Child Welfare.
(a) The School Medical Officer is also Medical Superintendent
of the Infant and Child Welfare work. In this way there is an
intimate association between the two services—School and Child
Welfare Medical Work. This arrangement also enables the
school nurses and the health visitors to exchange views and cooperate
with one another when otherwise their work might overlap
or clash. There is, however, still scope for closer working
between the two above-named departments, and it is hoped that
as time goes on a more complete scheme of co-operation may be
evolved.
Nursery Schools.
(b) There are no nursery schools in the Borough at present,
though the matter has been under consideration.
The Care of Debilitated Children under School Age.
(c) Clinics are held daily at the Child Welfare Centre, where
any child under school age who requires medical advice may be
seen. The School Nursing Staff and the School Attendance
Officers assist in bringing these clinics to the notice of parents,
where they meet suitable cases in the course of their work. As
children who are attending the Child Welfare Centre mature and
reach school age, they are handed over to the School Medical
Authorities, who continue to exercise the necessary supervision.