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The state registered nurses, who operate as School Nurses, visit
with School Medical Officers all the secondary and grammar schools
for routine medical inspections, and in 1968 they carried out vision
tests for the first time on the 13-year old age group. These nurses
staff the general medical clinics, and also go with the doctor on all
visits to schools for Diphtheria and Tetanus innoculations and the
Mantouz/B.C.G. injections at thirteen, and the occasional surveys
following any new cases of tuberculosis in schools.
Teaching in schools by School Medical Officers or Health Visitors/
School Nurses has not progressed in 1968 because of the impending
re-organisation of secondary and grammar schools in 1969. It was felt
that new teaching projects on such subjects as preparation for adult
life, etc., should wait until the re-arrangements had fully settled in.
However, consolidation of several established teaching sessions has
gone ahead, and it can be said with some confidence that this work of
the Health Visitor/School Nurse (helped gready by the Health Education
Officer) has been appreciated both by staff and pupils.
The following tables give details of visits paid, and clinic sessions
attended by Health Visitors/School Nurses during the year:—
1. Visits.
To pupils, found at school medical examinations to
require observation or treatment 50
To educationally subnormal children 199
To verminous cases 80
To infectious or contagious cases 31
To miscellaneous cases (arising from school medical
inspections at request of Head Teacher, etc.) 102
2. Sessions attended.
For school medical inspections 151
Hygiene inspections 82
General medical clinics 197
Health teaching 20
Vision testing 4
Audiology clinics 256
CHILD GUIDANCE SERVICE
1. Staffing
During the year the two clinics have been almost fully staffed.
A second psychotherapist was recruited in Mrs. J. Hogg who commenced
duties at the Mitcham Child Guidance Clinic in October,
undertaking four sessions per week. This only leaves a vacancy for
two sessions per week.
2. Accommodation
The Wimbledon Child Guidance Clinic is now well established
at 97 Worple Road.
The Mitcham Clinic continues in the limited accommodation at
Sherwood House, Abbotts Road, Mitcham. The extension to provide
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