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1. STAFF OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Appointments. Appointed
Miss C. Dooley, l.r.c.p. & s.i.,
d.p.h. Asst. Cty. Medical Officer 1.6.56
Mrs. R. Reed, s.r.n. School Nurse 31.12.56
Resignations. Date Resigned
Mrs. R. Bulsara, mi.d., m.s..
m.r.c.o.g Asst. Cty. Medical Officer 29.3.56
Mrs. H. Hammond, s.r.n. School Nurse 28.11.56
Mr. L. W. Elmer, l.d.s.,
r.c.s.(eng.) Senior Dental Officer 31.12.56
2. SCHOOL CLINICS
Early in 1956 the Minor Ailments and Dental Clinics previously
accommodated at the Sidney Burnell Secondary School were
transferred to the adjacent Health Services Clinic at Silverdale
Road.
3. CO-ORDINATION
(a) Staff.—Co-ordination was secured by the fact that all the
school health staff also carried out duties for other health services.
The School Nursing staff was equivalent to seven whole-time
nurses.
(b) Family Doctors.—In 1953 one of the items noted in one of
the periodical circulars to Family Doctors referred to the availability
of School Medical Records at school leaving. An undertaking was
given that these records would be sent forward on request, but few
such requests have been received.
It is desirable to send to Family Doctors a summary of a child's
medical history before or shortly after leaving school and it is hoped
to try out such a scheme during 1957. Whenever a consultant
opinion is obtained through the School Health Service, a copy of
the report is always sent to. the Family Doctor.
(c) Reports from Hospitals.—Few hospitals send a summary on
discharge of children from their wards. When such summaries
were received they were of great value and were attached to the
appropriate medical files.
The hospitals which were outstanding in this respect during
1956 were Whipp's Cross, St. Ann's and Ilford Infectious Diseases
Hospitals, Canadian Red Cross and Prince of Wales Hospitals.