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The Committee decided to appoint a lady to carry out these
duties. The arrangement proposed will enable me to relieve the
Head Teachers of much of the work that has fallen upon them.
A Nurse will be present at each medical inspection to weigh,
measure and undress the children, and assist the doctors. Most
of the clerical work, such as filling up the cards, etc., will be
carried out by the female-clerk.
2. Co-ordination.— The co-ordination of the work of. the
School Medical Service with that of the other Health Services is
carried out to the fullest extent in Ilford, the School Medical
Officer being the Medical Officer of Health and also the Medical
Officer to the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee. His
assistants are appointed as Assistant Medical Officers of Health,
and help generally with all the work of the department At the
present time the Lady Assistant is largely occupied with Infant
Welfare work, and the Male Assistant chiefly with School
Medical Inspection. The new arrangement of the work of the
Health Visitors and School Nurses ensures a very complete coordination
between the work of the School Medical Service and
t'hat of Infant Welfare, the Nurse very frequently visiting a house
where one child of school age is suffering from some ailment,
and at the same time paying a visit concerning the health of a
young infant.
The services of the Council Oculist and the Council Dentist
(the major part of whose time is devoted to the School Medical
Service) are also utilised for the treatment of children under 5
years of age. A certain number of children under school age,
found to be suffering from minor ailments, are also treated by
the doctors and nurses at the Health Offices. The services of the
Sanitary Inspectors are utilised in connection with the following
up of cases of infectious disease. A statement of the actual time
spent by the officers in the various health services is difficult, as
many of the duties are co-related.