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Walthamstow 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Orthoptic—
Tuesday
Friday
9 a.m.—4.30 p.m.
Town Hall.
Speech Therapy—
By appointment
263, High Street and
Open Air School.
*Immunisation—
Wednesday 2 p.m.
Town Hall.
*Scabies and Infectious Disease—
Wednesday 11 a.m.
Town Hall.
All Clinics, except those marked * are " appointment" Clinics.
2. CO-ORDINATION.
Co-ordination is secured by the fact that all the school health
service staff also carry out duties for other health services. The
school nursing staff is equivalent to seven whole-time nurses.
3. THE SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE IN RELATION TO PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
School Hygiene and Accommodation.-The following table shows the number of schools in the Borough at the 31st December,
1951
| Boys. | Girls. | Mixed. | Infants. | Nursery. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Secondary Grammar | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| County Secondary Technical | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| County Secondary Modern | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| County Primary Junior | 2 | 2 | 12 | - | - |
| County Primary Infants | - | - | - | 15 | - |
| Voluntary Secondary Modern | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Voluntary Primary | - | - | 3 | 2 | - |
| County Nursery | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Special Schools for :- | |||||
| Deaf | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Educationally Sub-normal. | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Partially Sighted _____ | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Physically Handicapped | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | |
| Number of Children on Register, 31st December | 18970 | 18211 | 17652 | 17154 | 16463 |
| Average attendance | 16561.6 | 15993.5 | 15950.7 | 14928.9 | 14470.6 |
| Percentage attendance | 87.0 | 87.8 | 90.3 | 86.7 | 86.9 |
Mr. Frank H. Heaven, A.R.I.B.A., Architect to the Education
Committee, contributes the following : —
Additions and Alterations.—Conversion of one of the Open-Air
Blocks at the Hale End Special School is in progress to receive the
William Morris Deaf School which is to be transferred from Gainsford
Road.