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Number of Ilford children placed in convalescent homes:
Fees paid by voluntary funds 1
Assisted in other ways:—
Casework Visiting 17
Visiting parents of children still in l.C.A.A. Schools 3
Grant towards T.V. Licences 1
THE HEALTH VISITOR AND THE SCHOOL NURSE.
Miss J. Oliver, Area Superintendent Health Visitor, submits the
following report:—
"Routine work continues in school, our visits for other purposes
show a slight increase this year.
School childrens problems continue to be discussed between
health visitors, myself, doctors and the school medical service. As the
need arises other statutory and voluntary bodies are asked to assist.
Case conferences are called and a decision to assist the
parents and children reached. Although, as health visitors, we know
that to wait until a crisis arises is quite wrong, but with the present
shortage of health visitors we cannot hope to give the supportive
help necessary.
Many a crisis could be avoided and much heart-break in the
family if all services were fully geared to prevention.
The assistance in our clinics, in schools and on the district
we get from our clinic nurses is most valuable. Many routine and
humdrum jobs are covered by the nurses thus relieving the health
visitors. In Ilford we are particularly lucky that the nurses remain
with us for many years thus assisting in the smooth running of the
clinics.
A small amount of Health Education continues in the same
schools each year."