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The reinforcing injections against diphtheria and tetanus are
given shortly after entry to school and Mantoux testing and B.C.G.
vaccination are carried out by School Medical Officers with a state
registered nurse in attendance at the age of 13 years.
There are few minor ailments being treated at sessions of General
Medical Clinics these days, but a considerable number of children
are referred back to those Clinics from routine medical inspections
by the School Medical Officers, who wish to see them and their parents
for a 'follow-up'. The state registered nurses act as school nurses
for these sessions.
Health education in schools is a service which is generally on
the increase in the Borough, and is proving of great value, although
its scope is still more limited than is hoped for in the future. In
general, the Health Visitor visits a secondary girls' school for one
period each week, and takes a small group of children aged between
11 and 15 years for a variety of mothercraft and hygiene subjects.
Because of the smallness of these groups, there is ample opportunity
for discussion, and both the girls and the teachers are well pleased
with the results so far achieved.
HANDICAPPED PUPILS
NUMBERS OF HANDICAPPED PUPILS