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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.
Medical Supervision
The supervision of the medical arrangements for the pupils at Elmbridge
School, Cranleigh, Surrey, became my responsibility during the year
and routine medical inspections were carried out by one of my School
Medical Officers on similar lines to those already in being for Kennylands
Park School in Oxfordshire.
The existing arrangements, however, whereby Surrey County Council
undertook dental inspection and treatment of pupils at Elmbridge School
were continued.
In September there was an outbreak of Influenza at Kennylands Park
School which, although mild, affected about two-thirds of the pupils and
members of the staff and was considered by the General Practitioner in
charge of the immediate medical treatment to be of the Asian variety.
Unfortunately, the resident school nurse was in hospital at the time,
but the situation was admirably coped with under extremely difficult conditions
by all members of the staff, in addition to a Health Visitor kindly
loaned by Oxfordshire County Council.
There was a similar outbreak of Influenza at Elmbridge School in
October affecting over two-thirds of the pupils and members of the staff.
Again, under very trying circumstances, including lack of suitable emergency
equipment and accommodation, all members of the staff, with the
help of a Clinic Nurse from my Department, overcame the situation.
I visited both schools during the above-mentioned outbreaks. Further
investigations are being made with a view to suggesting methods of overcoming
some of the problems at these schools.
The Causes of Death among Children of School Age (i.e., from
5—15 Years) in Ilford, during 1957 were:—
Broncho pneumonia 4
Leukaemia 1
Cirrhosis of Liver 1
Accident 1
Peritonitis 1
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