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Ilford 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE STAFF AND SCHOOL CLINICS
AS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1957.
1.—Staff of the School Health Service.
| Divisional School Medical Officer: 1. 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 | 2.51 | |
| (iii) General Practitioners working part-time in the School Health Service | |||
| (b) | Speech Therapists | 3 | 2.51 |
| (c) | Physiotherapist C.P. Unit | 2 | 1.54 |
| (d) | Occupational Therapist C.P. Unit | 1 | .54 |
| (e) | School Nurses including Superintendent | *19 | (Combined posts, H.V. and S.N.) 8.5 |
| (f) | Nursing Assistants | 6 | (Clinic Nurses) 3.1 |
| (g) | (i) Senior Dental Officer | 1 | .85 |
| (ii) Dental Officers (PartTime) | 10 | 2.54 | |
| (iii) Orthodontists | — | — | |
| (iv) Dental Attendants | 4 | 3.85 | |
| *A11 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 6
III.—Type of Examination and/or Treatment provided at the School
Clinics returned in Section 11. either directly by the Authority or
under arrangements made with the Regional Hospital Board for
examination and/or treatment to be carried out at the Clinic.