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THE SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
AREA AND POPULATION
The Council became the Local Education Authority for primary,
secondary and further education for the whole of the Borough on
1st April, 1965. Prior to that date the Surrey County Council were the
Local Education Authority and in the report which follows the statistics
refer to the year 1st January, 1965 to 31st December, 1965.
The Registrars-General's estimated population of the Borough at
mid-year 1965 was 166,790 of whom 22,400 were children between the
ages of 5-14 inclusive. The number of children on the register of local
education authority schools was l8,950. There are 18 private schools in
the Borough and the number of children attending was 3,412.
The number of children continuing fulltime education at school
after the compulsory school leaving age of 15 years continue to increase.
MEDICAL INSPECTION
(a) Maintained Schools
Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1944, it is the duty
of the local Education Authority to provide for the medical inspection, at
appropriate intervals, of pupils in attendance at any school or county college
maintained by them and the Authority may require the parent of any pupil
in attendance at such school to submit the pupil for medical inspection in
accordance with the arrangements made by the Authority.
Medical officers and health visitors are employed jointly by the
Health and Education Committees thus achieving continuity of medical supervision
from birth until school leaving age.
Arrangements for medical inspection at present in force are
Primary School
1. On entry - complete medical examination.
2. At age of six years - hearing test.
3. During the year in which the age of eight years is reached
- complete medical examination.
Secondary School
l. On entry aged 11 - 12 years - complete medical examination.
2. During the year in which the age of 13 years is reachedvision
test only.
3. During the year in which the age of 15 years is reachedcomplete
medical examination.
4° During the year prior to leaving school if more than two years
after last routine inspection - complete medical examination.
The number of children examined in primary and secondary schools was
6,773. 3,695 parents were present at these examinations (i.e. 54.5%)
(b) Independent Schools
Medical inspection and treatment and dental inspection of children
attending independent schools are made available on application by the Principal
of the school and subject to the school itself being recognised as efficient
by the Department of Education and Science.
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