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Changes in Staff.— (a) Medical.—Dr. C'. M. Gray terminated duties
as Assistant School Medical Officer on the 6th May, Dr. F. E. O'Connor
commenced on the 3rd March, and Dr. A. Collins on the 24th May.
(b) Health Visitors und School Nurses.—Miss H. Dolan terminated her
appointment on the Sth May, and Miss F. S. Leader on the 10th November.
Miss M. G. Bennett commenced on the 7th June. Miss B. C. Blackley on
the 21st June, and Miss I. Alderson on the 17th December.
School Premises.—There are 26 schools, with 43 department*, 14,944
children were actually on the rolls on 17th December, 1943, as compared
with 14,665 in December, 1942.
The number of children in average attendance at school for the year
ended 17th December, 1943 = 12.248.
On the 17th December, 1943, 2,225 children were in reception areas
evacuated undpr the Government Evacuation Scheme (including Mossford
School Groups and three Camp Schools) and there were approximately
1,250 private evacuees.
The Sanitary Inspectors have paid the usual monthly visits to the
elementary schools (1) to enquire as to the milk supplies, (2) to inspect the
sanitary arrangements. 310 visits have been made during the year.
Medical Inspection.—Tn accordance with the Board's Circular, 1604,
dated 28th August, 1942, the School Nurses have carried out "Rapid
Surveys" at the schools. 14.340 examinations were made, 26 were recommended
special treatment and 50 for supplementary nourishment.
The following children had a full routine medical examination, in
addition to those recommended for examination at the Rapid Surrey:—
(а) Newly admitted to Public Elementary Schools,
(б) who had attained the age of twelve years.
During 1943, 4,372 parents, or 83 per cent., attended the full routine
medical inspections.

Disinfection of all the cloakrooms at the public elementary schools w as
carried out during the Summer and Winter vacations.
No schools were closed during the year on account Of infectious disease.
Table VII shows the incidence of infectious disease in the Ilford
schools during 1943.
843 home visits were paid by the Health Visitors to cases of minor
infectious disease. In addition the Sanitary Inspectors paid 1,327 visits
to measles cases, and 221 visits to whooping cough cases.