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Ilford 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE STAFF AND SCHOOL CLINICS
AS AT 31st DECEMBER, 1955.
Divisional School Medical Officer: I. Gordon, M.D., Ch.B., M.R.C.P. (Lond), D.P.H.
Senior Dental Officer: E. V. Haigh, L.D.S., R.C.S.
| Number | Aggregate staff in terms of full-time officers employed in the School Health Service | |
|---|---|---|
| (a) Medical Officers: | ||
| (i) Whole time School Health Service | - | - |
| (ii) Whole time School Health and Local Health Services | 7 | 2.97 |
| (iii) General Practitioners working part-time in the School Health Service | • | |
| (b) Speech Therapists | 3 | 2 |
| (c) School Nurses including Superintendent | *14 | (Combined posts, H.V. and S.N.) 6.3 |
| (d) Nursing Assistants | 5 | (Clinic Nurses) 2.75 |
| (e) (i) Senior Dental Officer | 1 | 0.75 |
| (ii) Dental Officers (Part-Time) | 10 | 2.72 |
| (iii) Orthodontists | — | — |
| (iv) Dental Attendants | 5 | 8.89 |
| *All hold Health Visitor's Certificate. | ||
II.—Number of School Clinics (i.e., premises at which Clinics are held
for school-children) provided by the L.E.A. for the medical and/or
dental examination and treatment of pupils attending maintained
primary and secondary schools.
Number of School Clinics 5
III.—Type of Examination and/or Treatment provided at the School
Clinics returned in Section II, either directly by the Authority or
under arrangements made with the Regional Hospital Board for
examination ind/or treatment to be carried out at the Clinic,