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Ilford 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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courses in Mother craft will always be worth while.
Good information is spread amongst friends and
taken back to the home. There are no reasons to
show from visiting homes that the 'C' stream mother
fails in her duties to parenthood any more than her
'A' stream sisters.
Handicapped pupils need a considerable
amount of help and guidance from teachers and
parents-many coming within this category hold
down good jobs and find a happy niche In the world.
I feel it is up to us to help much more and this could
well be the health visitor's aim for the future.
We continue to carry out medical Inspections
In school often in very difficult circumstances. I
am quite sure that many parents would like to have
a quiet word with the school doctor but find this
Impossible as insufficient privacy is given.
One senior school made an innovation this
year by Inviting parents to see the teachers and the
child's new school at the same time as the routine
medical inspection. From our point of view this was
valuable because more parents than usual attended
the medical examination. "
Hygienic Conditions In Schools In the Division.- Mr.
S.R. Daly, Chief Public Health Inspector, reports as follows:-
"During the current year, the Ilford Borough
Council Public Health Inspectors have continued to
make monthly visits to the Borough Schools to ensure
that the sanitary circumstances are satisfactory and
that the canteen facilities are maintained at a standard
to conform with the Food Hygiene Regulations.
As can be expected, defects have been discovered and
references to the Borough Education Officer and the
Schools Medical Officer have produced a speedy
reparation thereof.
The use of cardboard cartons for the delivery
of milk has continued without any serious complaint
this year. I am of opinion that this system might
well be augmented. The only complaints regarding
the supply of milk to schools emanate solely from the
use of glass bottles.