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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES 1962
WANSTEAD AND WOODFORD
1. School Medical Inspections
Periodic examination of pupils attending schools maintained by the
Local Education Authority continued throughout the year, the figures
for each group being as follows:—
1. As entrants (5-6 years) 551
2. After admission to secondary schools
(11-12 years) 573
3. 14-15 year age group 954
4. Others 22
5. Specials (at request of Head Teacher,
Teacher, parent, school nurse etc.). 8
6. Re-examination (i.e. follow-up of a defect
previously noted) 372
TOTAL (all groups) 2480
2. Cleanliness Surveys
School nurses carried out inspection of 6,8% pupils of whom only
eight were found to have some head infestation. All were satisfactorily
cleansed by the parents following instruction given by the school
nurse. The system of observing known offenders more frequently
than the twice yearly routine survey continued.
3. B.C.G. Vaccination of School Children
I am pleased to report a further increase to 70% in the acceptance
rate to this scheme for the vaccination of 13 year old pupils and it is
hoped that this upward trend of the past three years will continue.
B.C.G. vaccination was offered to 748 pupils, acceptances numbering
522.
4. Tuberculosis Case Finding Among School Entrants
This scheme, in which parents are invited to consent to a skin test
being given at the time of their 5 year old child's first routine medical,
continued to operate. The response which showed a slight increase
over last year (70% as against 68.6%), can be regarded as satisfactory.
449 children were tested of whom 12 gave a positive re-action to
the test. In order that family contacts could be investigated, details
were sent to the Chest Physician but in no case was anything of significance
discovered.
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