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Report of the Principal School Medical Officer for the year 1969
School Health Service
School Population
At the end of the year the maintained school
population was
Nursery schools and classes 256
Primary schools 17,879
Secondary schools 11,538
Special schools 592
Total 30,265
Periodic Medical Inspection
School children continued to have periodic
medical examinations at school entry,at the
ages of 8 and 11 years and at school leaving
age The number or pupils submitted to those
inspections during the year was 8,327 and the
results are shown in Table 30. The physical
condition of 128 (1 5%) was considered to be
unsatisfactory.
Special examinations of children referred
by parents, head teachers, school nurses,
speech therapists, physiotherapists, audiometricians
etc were also carried out by medical
officers at clinics

The defects found at periodic and special
medical inspection are shown in Table 30
Medical treatment
The school consultation, ophthalmic orthoptic
orthopaedic, speech therapy, asthma and allergy
and physiotherapy clinics continued to provide
an excellent service
Speech Therapy Clinics
1969 proved to be another progressive year in
the development of the speech therapy service
The establishment was maintained at full level
allowing continuity of treatment in all areas
although the commencement of the special class
each morning at the Busch Corner Clinic
Isleworth stretched the time available to the
limit, curtailing regular school visits which are
considered to be an important part of the service
Consideration was given to requesting the
extention of the present establishment, but
looking forward to the rebuilding of the Marjory
Kinnon school, it was felt that at a time of
reduced expenditure the increase should be
deferred until additional sessions are required
to provide for the larger number of educationally
subnormal children which the new school will
accommodate
The work is summarised under the following
headings:
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