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We were sorry to lose the services of Mrs. M. Walker who had been
one of our Speech Therapists for 10 years. She resigned in September to
enter the teaching profession. Mrs. P. Pearce was appointed as a fulltime
Speech Therapist in her place and again here we were fortunate in
securing the services of such an experienced therapist. The speech therapy
establishment was increased by six sessions during the latter part of the
year and Miss G. Meyersberg was appointed to the vacancy.
At the Cerebral Palsy Unit, Mrs. M. Raven, Occupational Therapist
for 5 years, and Mrs. P. Colbert, Physiotherapist, both resigned but their
posts were filled respectively by Miss P. Moorhouse and Mr. W. P. Morris.
Two of thefull-time Psychiatric Social Workers at the Child Guidance
Clinic resigned — Miss J. M. Barton in May and Mrs. M. Hyde in July. After
a delay of a few months, Mrs. B. Benjamin and Miss R. O'Hare were
appointed to the vacancies. One of the part-time Child Psycho-Therapists
also left the service and her six sessions have not yet been filled.
The Resident School Nurse (Mrs. M. E. Vallance) at Kennylands
School, also resigned but in April 1962 Miss M. Francis was appointed to
take over this difficult assignment.
VISITS.— (a) The Public Health Inspectors made 1,036 visits to
maintained schools, (1) to enquire as to themilk supplies and (2) to inspect
the sanitary arrangements.
(b) School nurses made (i) 168 visits to schools (144 for general
hygiene and 24 for head inspections) when 16,330 actual examinations
were made, (ii) 3,190 home visits in regard to treatment recommended, and
(iii) 150 home visits to cases of minor infectious diseases.
(c)A separate report is furnished by the ChiefPublic Health Inspector
on the general subject of hygiene conditions in schools.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.— There were no serious outbreaks of
infectious diseases in the Ilford Schools during the year though scarlet
fever, Measles and German Measles was prevalent during the early part of
1962.
Some sonne dysentery occurred in two Ilford schools during the
Christmas term and in one of the schools some 60 children and 6 members
of the staff were affected and this persisted throughout the whole term.