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Details of cases referred are included in the report of the Ear Nose
and Throat Clinic.
C. Cleanliness Inspections
No. of examinations in the schools 21,232
No. of verminous children noted 107
Infestation 0.5 per cent.
Cleanliness inspections are carried out by the Health Visitor or
School Nurse routinely on all children attending primary school. Secondary
modern school pupils are not routinely inspected but after consultation with
the Head Teacher it may be deemed desirable to carry out a complete hygiene
inspection of all the pupils or to examine selected groups or individuals.
In addition to examination for infestation by vermin attention is
paid to the following; signs of malnutrition or overweight; dental caries
or defective oral hygiene; defective vision, spectacles needing repair or
replacement or are not worn at all; poor personal hygiene and any matters
relating to the well being of the child in the community.
SCHOOL HEALTH CLINICS
Total attendances during 1960
Central (Town Hall Annexe) 1,808
Manor Park. (Church Road) 1,002
North Woolwich (Fernhill St. Baths) 69
Roman Manor (Community Centre) 131
+Katherine Road 204
3,214
Total attendances during 1959:- 3,614
+ From 3.6.60
The opening of the new clinic in Katherine Road has filled a need
long felt by the residents of the north west part of the borough. A school
clinic should be near to the schools it serves, and in the interests of road
safety, children who may come to the clinic unescorted, should not have to
cross major roads.
The decline in attendances at the school clinics is partly due to
advances in therapeutic technique but chiefly to the steady improvement in
the health of the school child.
A school clinic is held every
Monday at Town Hall Annexe
Tuesday at Katherine Road
Wednesday at Roman Manor
day of the working week:
Thursday at Town Hall Annexe
Friday at Manor Park
Saturday at Town Hall Annexe