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Camp Schools.
The Elmbridge Camp School at Cranleigh, Surrey, and Kennylands
Park School at Kidmore End, near Reading, were taken over entirely by
the Essex Education Committee on the 1st April, 1948.
Admissions and re-admissions of Ilford School-children to these two
Camp Schools and the Hydon Heath Camp are medically examined by the
Assistant Medical Officers prior to entry.
Medical Supervision—Kennylands Park School.
Medical Inspection and supervision at Kennylands Park School continued
throughout 1956.
Dr. D. M. B. Gross made three visits to the school and examined
143 new admissions and leavers.
In July 1956, there was a minor outbreak of sickness and diarrhoea
but this cleared up in a few days. During the latter part of October
eight children were admitted to the sick bay with sore throats. At the
request of Dr. Hemphill, the practitioner attending the school, Dr. Woods
of the Public Health Laboratory Service at Reading, took nose and
throat swabs from 62 children living in the same dormitories as these, and
24 were found to have Group A beta-haemolytic streptococci isolated.
Mr. T. Collins undertook dental inspection of the children at the
school and carried out necessary treatment at his surgery. 210 children
were inspected and 172 were found to require treatment.
The Resident School Nurse submitted returns showing the number
of children treated for minor ailments and particulars of surveys carried
out during the year. Where necessary children were admitted to hospital
either for treatment or observation but the vast majority of the cases
were dealt with in sick bay at the school.
For the first time Diptheria Immunisation was carried out in respect
of those cases whose parents had consented to re-inoculation.
The Causes of Death among Children of School Age (i.e., from
5—15 Years) in Ilford, during 1956 were: —
Broncho pneumonia 1
Status Epilepticus 1
Asphyxia 1
Tuberculous Meningitis 1
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Ilford Enuresis Clinic.
Dr. J. Pooley, School Medical Officer, makes the following report for
the 12 months ended 31st December, 1956.
"This Clinic continues to be held at the Public Health Offices, Ilford,
on Wednesday mornings. Attendances have been much better than those
of last year—more new cases have been referred and the number of
sessions held this year almost doubled those of last year. The results of
treatment have been correspondingly more encouraging.