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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
SCHOOL ROLL AND PREMISES. - There are 40 schools with 66
departments. The number of children on the school roll of Primary and
Secondary Schools in Ilford on 31st December, 1963, was 22,081. In
addition there were 87 children attending the special school.
MEDICAL INSPECTION AND FOLLOWING UP. - 6,643 periodic
medical inspections were carried out during 1963 and in addition 667
special inspections and 1,376 re-inspections were undertaken.
For the first time during the post-war years we were in the happy
position of having a complete establishment of dentists, 5 of our surgeries
being manned by full-time dental officers and the remaining one by sessional
officers working the equivalent of a full-time dentist. The number of
dental inspections carried out in schools was 12,473 or 56.7% of the
school roll. There were, in addition 2,479 special dental inspections.
As in previous years the Elmbridge and Kennylands Boarding Schools
remained under this authority for the purpose of medical supervision and
Dr. Gross and Dr. Gordon Smith visited each school to undertake routine
medical inspections and follow-up cases.
The existing arrangements, however, whereby Surrey County Council
undertook dental inspection and treatment of pupils at Elmbridge School
were continued.
STAFF. — Mr. E. B. Hodgson and Mr. Y. G. Toolsy were appointed
as full-time dental officers in April and September respectively and as a
consequence we were compelled to dispense with the services of some of
our part-time dentists who had given valuable service for many years on a
sessional basis.
Dr. I. Munari — undertaking 2 sessions weekly — and Miss Ft.
Riesenberg — 4 sessions weekly — were appointed as Child PsychoTherapists,
and these appointments brought the staff of the Ilford Child
Guidance Clinic up to full establishment.
We were indeed sorry to lose the services of Miss G. Bowers, who
had been one of our Physiotherapists at the Cerebral Palsy Unit for 3/i
years, but on the other hand we were pleased to welcome Miss M. P.
Moorhouse, who was appointed full-time Occupational Therapist at the
Unit.