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STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE
17.10 A medical advisory service was provided on a regular basis to students of
Kingsway College, Holbom College of Law, Languages and Commerce and the Central
School of Art and Design. Appreciation was expressed by staff and students alike for the
help given and the opportunity was taken to introduce some psychiatric support in the
shape of group discussion with the staff led by a consultant psychiatrist from the
Tavistock Clinic. A doctor visited Princeton College under the arrangements made for
medical supervision of students at establishments of further education being trained under
the Ministry of Labour scheme for the training of disabled persons.
17.10.1 It is anticipated that the student health service will be improved and expanded
in the near future.
17.11 These reports to the Inner London Education Authority illustrate the wide range
of school health activities with which the department is concerned. The key figure in
Camden's school health service is Dr. Lilian Kerr, Principal Medical Officer. Her contact
with the heads of schools is excellent, and she maintains her clinical interest as the
medical officer for Franklin Delano Roosevelt School for handicapped children.
SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE, 1967
18 Mr. G.P. Mailer, Principal School Dental Officer, reports as follows:-
18.1 1967 saw further steps in the reorganisation of the School Dental Service as
recommended by the Authority in 1966.
CLINICAL SESSIONS
18.2 The working week was divided into 10 sessions instead of the former 11 session
schedule. By adding approximately 20 minutes to each of the sessions the dental officer
still worked the same number of chairside hours. This has proved most acceptable to
the staff and falls in line with the normal practice in other authorities throughout the
country. Where there is sufficient demand, evening sessions have been introduced on a
voluntary basis.
DENTAL INSPECTIONS
18.3 Since the reintroduction of dental inspections last year, all primary and many
secondary schools have been inspected and their necessary record cards initiated. The
inspections have been welcomed by most head teachers and have established good
contact between the schools and the Dental Service.
EVALUATION STUDY
18.4 In order to ascertain the potential demand on the School Dental Service, a
D.E.M.P. (Decayed, Extracted, Missing and Filled) count was carried out on all new
entrants to school. The figure for Camden children was 3.41 which compared favourably
with the average figure from other authorities.
MOBILE DENTAL SURGERY
18.5 As forecast in my last report, the first of the Authority's mobile surgeries was
used in Camden. It proved to be very popular with children and also with the staff of
both schools and the Dental Service. Certain snags and faults in design were brought to
light during use; these were duly reported to the Authority and modifications have been
made.
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