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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE.
Nutrition.
The summary of heights and weights over 10 years which is printed at
the end of this Report in Table VIIA. and B. shows no appreciable change.
Incidence of Pediculosis and Scabies.
(i) Pediculosis.—5 children were found to be infected with living
hair vermin as against 13 in 1952, 7 in 1951, 5 in 1950 and 33 in 1949.
(ii) Scabies.—There were no cases reported during the year, as compared
with none in 1952, 1 in 1951 none in 1950 and 5 in 1949.
School Premises.—There are 34 schools, with 63 departments, 24,267
children were actually on the rolls on 23rd December. 1953, as compared
with 23,403 in December, 1952.
The figure 24,267 includes Barking Abbey (364) and Ursuline County
Placed pupils (335).
The number of children in average attendance at school for the year
ended 23rd December, 1953 = 21,244.
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. 978 visits have been made during the year.
Medical Inspection.—(1) In accordance with the Handicapped Pupils
and Medical Services Regulations, 1945 (para. 49), this was carried out as
follows until July, 1953:—
(a) Every pupil who is admitted for the first time to a maintained
school shall be inspected as soon as possible after the date of his
admission.
(b) Every pupil attending a maintained primary school shall be
inspected during the last year of his attendance at such a school.
(c) Every pupil attending a maintained secondary school shall be
inspected during the last year of his attendance at such a school.
(2) As from the 4th August, 1953, the medical inspection has been
in accordance with the School Health Service and Handicapped Pupils
Regulations, 1953, as follows:—
Paragraph 10.—(1) The arrangements made by the Authority for
the medical (including dental) inspection of pupils attending schools
maintained by the Authority shall ensure—
(a) a general medical inspection of every pupil on not less
than three occasions at appropriate intervals during the period
of his compulsory school age and other medical inspections of
any pupil on such occasions as may be necessary or desirable:
Provided that there may be fewer than three general medical
inspections for any pupil who attends schools maintained by the
Authority for less than the period of his compulsory school age
or, if the Minister approves, for all pupils: