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Welfare.—During the past year £465 was spent on the supply of
clothing for necessitous children to enable them to attend school
and 51,557 meals free of cost were supplied to 395 children.
Problem Families.—In co-operation with the Health Department,
advice was given in respect of difficult children, some of them
with difficult parents. There.were a few other cases which were
referred to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children for investigation.
(c) Pre-Nursing Courses.—
(i) Walthamstow High School.—Miss M. M. Burnett, M.A.,
states that no pre-nursing course was held during 1958.
(ii) Woodford County High School.—Miss K. M. H. Chapman.
M.A., states as follows :—
"We do not now hold a pre-nursing course at this school. We
do, however, take the London University G.C.E. in Human
Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene."
(iii) William Morris County Technical School.—Mr. H. P.
Williamson, M.Sc.(Educ.), B.Sc., reports as follows :—
"A most interesting and useful school course is one leading to
exemption from Part I of the General Nursing Council's Preliminary
Examination.
"In 1954, however, the necessary amendment to the Nurses
Rules 1951, giving the Council power to grant exemption from
Part I of the Preliminary Examination, received the approval of
the Minister of Health, and certain syllabuses were accepted by the
Council for this purpose.
"Our pupils now work on the Syllabus of the University of
Cambridge Local Examinations in the subject "Human Biology".
"Three girls were successful in the 1958 examination. Concurrently
with this, the girls study General Science to G.C.E. 'O'
level and other G.C.E. subjects forming a good general education.
"In the year 1957/58, the following pupils or ex-pupils started
nursing or allied work :—
St. Bartholomew's Hospital Student Nurse (1)
Whipps Cross Hospital Laboratory Assistant (1)
College of Physiotherapy, London. Student (1)
Royal Free Hospital Acceptance for Student Nurse (1)
London Hospital Acceptance for preliminary work
in Convalescent Homes (2)
(d) Employment of Children.—316 children were examined by
the medical staff.