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THE SCHOOL NURSE
The work of the school nurse of Health Visitor/School Nurse is complementary to
that of the school medical officer and includes the following:-
1. Home and school visiting- so that she may relate the observations of the
individual child's health and behaviour to his family and school background;
2. Health education;
3. Treatment at school clinics of minor ailments requiring dressings, etc.;
4. Regular health surveys of pupils; school nurses see each child in school
every term;-
5. Preparation of pupils for medical inspections, i.e., weighing and measuring,
vision testing;*
6. Assisting the school medical officer at medical inspections, e.g., by
obtaining history and providing details of home conditions.
The school nurses keep under supervision children who should wear glasses and hearing
aids, and generally see that the medical officer's advioe is understood and followed. This
extends to the children's homes, where related matters are discussed with parents.
SCHOOL CLINICS
There are three school clinics in the Borough:-
Balaam Street School Clinic Open 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Balaam Street, Plaistow, E.13 Monday to Friday
Rosetta School Clinic, Open 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Sophia Road, Custom House, E.l6. Monday to Friday
(Closed during school vacations except for examination by appointment).
Stratford School Clinic, -do- ½
84, West Ham Lane, Stratford, E.15.
(Closed during school vacations except for examination by appointment).
These clinics are staffed by Sohool Nurses and Health Visitor School Nurses, and
there is a medical officer at Stratford School Clinic and at Rosetta School Clinic on
Monday and Thursday mornings, and at Balaam Street School Clinic on Tuesday and Friday
mornings. These clinics have always been well used for the treatment of minor ailments,
and in recent years, increasingly for special examinations. They are particularly useful
for the thorough examination of children not possible in the time and conditions available
in school.
Minor ailments are treated by the nurses under the direction of the medical officers.