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Report
of the School Medical Officer.
To the Chairman and Members of the Education Committee
of the Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my Annual Report for
the year 1925.
The average number of children on the school register
for the year was 4,575.
There was no School closure on account of Infectious
Disease.
Medical Inspection was carried out on the same lines
as before, and no objection to medical examination of a
child was received from any parent.
Two half-days a week were devoted to Dental Inspection
and treatment until December, when an increase to
three sessions a week became necessary in order to maintain
the progress of the Dental Scheme.
The steady progress of the School Medical Service may
be better realised, if it be remembered that up to the end
of the year 1919 the School Medical Officer visited each
School for as many sessions as were necessary to make
his inspections, only oncc a year, and the School Nurse's
time was chiefly occupied in copying his notes into a register
and making cleanliness surveys. No systematic following-up
was done at this time.
The whole system was then re-organised to be in
working order by January, 1921, a junior lady clerk being
appointed, the card system introduced, systematic followingup,
and the School Medical Officer visiting every department
of all Schools each term for the purpose of making
Medical Inspections and re-inspections.
Up to the end of 1921, the Inspection Clinic was held
at "Devoncroft" once a week, but on removal to
" Elmfield " in February, 1922, the meetings were increased
to twice a week, and the treatment of a few minor ailments
was undertaken.