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—and no child over the age of fourteen years is inspected unless
there are special reasons for doing so. Children who are known to
offend in this respect are kept under observation, by the School
Nurse, and inspected at more frequent intervals.
During 1959, the School Nurses carried out 8,100 inspections and
found 11 individual children to have dirty heads. In each case, the
parent was able to deal with the condition to the satisfaction of the
school nurse.
3. CLINICS
The Local Education Authority provide the following services for
school children at the clinic. 93, High Road, E.18.
(a) School Clinic
The School Medical Officer is in attendance one morning each
week and children are seen without an appointment. During 1959,
578 individual children made 772 attendances and a summary of the
defects noted is given at Appendix 'A'.
(b) Dental
This Borough is fortunate in having a whole-time dental service
provided for its school children. An "open" session is held every
Monday morning when children considered to be in need of treatment
can be seen by the dental officer. Inspections are also carried
out at schools when time permits.
A summary of the work carried out by the Dental Staff is given
at appendix 'B'.
(c) Speech Therapy
The Speech Therapist attends at the clinic for four sessions each
week of school term and occasionally visits schools to discuss the
progress of pupils with their teachers.