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Borough of wimbledon.
EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER
FOR THE
Year ended 31st December, 1925;
To the Members of the Education Committee
of the Borough of Wimbledon.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit my Annual Report on the
Medical Inspection and Treatment of School Children in the
Wimbledon area for the year ending 31st December, 1925.
The Report has been prepared on the lines suggested by
the Chief Medical officer of the Board of Education in 1920,
and in accordance with the Schedule to Form 6M (30th
November, 1925).
Administration.—
(a)Staff:—At. the end of 1924 the resignation of one of the
Health Visitor-School Nurses necessitated a careful consideration
by the Medical Inspection and Maternity and Child Welfare
Sub-Committees of the duties of the nursing staff, in order that
the high efficiency and smooth working might be maintained. The
resignation of a second Health Visitor-School Nurse—also on
promotion—early in 1925, obviated any change in the scheme,
and the Committees at once appointed two fully trained and
qualified nurses to carry out the combined duties. The School
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