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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
The population of the borough, estimated by the Registrar
General was 146,010 at mid-1966.
In January 1967 the number of pupils on the registers of
maintained schools was 17,823, made up as follows:
Primary schools 9,962
Secondary schools 7,614
Nursery schools 58
Special schools 189
In addition, it is estimated that 2,922 children attend
independent schools registered under Part III of the Education Act
1944, and approximately 700 attend direct grant and independent
schools which are served by the school health service.
The number of maintained schools in the borough on 31st
December 1966 was 54-14 secondary, 37 primary, 1 nursery, 2 special.
One direct grant and one independent school were included in the
school health service under the terms of Section 78 of the Education
Act 1944.
Staff
The Medical Officer of Health and his Deputy are also
Principal and Deputy Principal School Medical Officer, and were
assisted by two senior and three other medical officers. The services
of sessionally employed medical officers are also used to maintain the
programme of fixed appointments at clinics and as reliefs for leave
and sickness.
The health visiting staff consisting of a superintendent
health visitor and twenty-one health visitors, carry out the functions
of school nurses, devoting about 20% of their time to duties in connection
with the school health service.
Sessionally employed state registered nurses work with medical
officers at medical inspections in secondary schools, immunisation
sessions and general medical clinics, and are responsible for vision
testing of thirteen year old pupils.
Periodic Medical Inspection
The figures given in this and all other sections of the report
relate to schools as classified by the Education Act 1944, and are,
broadly speaking, in accordance with the statistical requirements of
the Department of Education and Science,