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7. FOLLOWING UP.
The arrangements for following up defects found at medical
inspection were set out fully in the report for 1920, and these
have been continued throughout. The School Nurses have paid
4,948 visits to the homes of children in whom defects were found
at medical inspection. Of the 1,451 children referred for treatment
1,006, or 69.3 per cent., have obtained treatment. The
School Nurses have also paid 128 special visits to the Schools,
and 21 visits to the Feeding Centres and have undertaken 16
journeys in connection with the admission and discharge of
children to Institutions. In addition all children, referred for
the operative treatment of tonsils and adenoids (420), have been
visited by the School Nurses both prior to and after the operation.
The County Borough of East Ham is fortunate in possessing
a very keen and efficient staff of School Nurses, upon whose work
has depended, to a large extent, the highly satisfactory results
obtained by the School Medical Service, both in the direction of
ensuring the adoption by the parents of the advice given by the
Medical Officers and of determining and securing for the children
the necessary preventive and curative treatment required.