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Recuperative Holidays
The Local Health Authority are empowered to provide recuperative
holidays for persons not in need of medical or nursing attention,
and during the year 17 cases from the Borough have been sent
away. The length of convalescence was:—
Two weeks 16
Three weeks 1
Domestic Help Service
The demands on the Domestic Help service have been maintained
during the year.
Cases assisted have been maternity, acute sick, chronic sick, aged,
tuberculous and other infectious cases.
All applications are supported by a medical certificate and in
the case of the chronic sick, which are long term cases, they are reviewed
every three months by the Area Sub-Committee.
SECTION H. SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES
Two new schools were opened in the Borough during the year,
the Oakdale County Primary Junior and the Oakdale County Primary
Infant Schools, which replaced Cowslip Road County Primary School
destroyed by fire in 1950.
In addition the following schools were re-organised:—
Wanstead C. of E. School:
Junior and Infant Departments combined under the
headship of Miss G. E. Riches.
North Woodford County Primary School:
Junior and Infant Departments became separate
schools.
There are now fifteen schools in the Borough (including Woodford
Garden City Temporary County Primary School which accommodates
children from Loughton only) and, at the end of the year
the population of these schools was approximately 6,300 pupils.
School Medical Inspections
A School Medical Officer visited all the schools in Wanstead and
Woodford during the year to carry out the medical inspection of
pupils who were due for routine examination, in accordance with the
Provisions of section 48(1) of the Education Act, 1944. Additional
visits were made to some schools to see other children who had been
referred for special examination by the Head Teacher, parent or other
officer of the Education Committee.
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