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1. STAFF OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Appointments. Date
Appointed
Mrs. E. Labrom Part-time Dental Attendant 20.2.57
Miss J. A. Rasor Speech Therapist 15.10.57
Resignations. Date
Resigned
Mr. P. J. Pearce, b.d.s. (London) Dental Officer 30.11.57
Miss R. F. Millington, s.r.n.,
s.c.M., H.v. Cert. Q.N. Health Visitor/School Nurse 1.12.57
Miss A. Hemmings Speech Therapist 31.8.57
Resignation of School Dental Officer.
Mr. P. J. Pearce, B.D.S., resigned as from the 4th December,
and although the vacancy was advertised, no applications were
received until January, 1958.
2. SCHOOL CLINICS
The Minor Ailments and Dental Clinics previously accommodated
at the Sidney Burnell Secondary School are now 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 1958. Whenever a consultant
opinion is obtained through the School Health Service, a copy of
the report is always sent to. the Family Doctor.
(c) Hospitals.—Several hospitals continued to send summaries
of their discharge reports in regard to children, notably Whipps
Cross, St. Ann's and Ilford Infectious Disease Hospitals, Canadian
Red Cross and the Prince of Wales Hospitals.
The Medical and nursing staff continued to visit Dr. Hinden's
children's wards at Whipps Cross Hospital.