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To the Chairman and Members
of the Education Committee,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to submit my seventh Annual report, for the year 1941, on the
work of the School Medical Department. To comply with the wishes of the
Board of Education, the report is very much less detailed and deals mainly
with the changes in the School Medical 'Department during the year under
review.
During the year, the services of the School Medical Department were
working practically normal.
Clinic attendances were good, although, with the Minor ailments
Clinic, lost of the patients were from the Lower Edmonton District. This
was mainly due to the fact that there was only one Minor Ailments Clinic
in that part of the district.
1941 saw the introduction of the Orthodontic Scheme. Mr. Greenish,
the Specialist comme need duties in May. He came twice a month at the
Croyland Road Clinic. Later, it was arranged that Mr. Greenish attended
the Hazelbury Dental Clinic on the; second Monday- and the Croyland Road
Clinic on the fourth Monday of the month. The attendances were very
good, although, the numbers were small for the Croyland Road Clinic.
Towards the end of the year the number of cases we had on record wore
156.
May I take this opportunity of tendering my sincere thanks to my
staff for their loyal co-operation; also my thanks and appreciation to
the Head Teachers and teachers for their help and co-operation with the
School Medical Department.
May I also extend my grateful thanks to the Chairman and Members of
the Education Committee for their courtesy and interest shorn in the work
of the Department.
I have the honour to remain, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
D. Regan.
School Medica1 Officer.
1. STAFF
The changes in Staff this year were few:
Miss C. E. Stanbridge resigned on the 1st June, 1941 owing to her
marriage and Miss J. Collyer was appointed in her stead. Miss Collyercommenced
duties at the Hazelbury Dental Clinic on the 1st December,
1941.
Dr. M. Coveney left the service- to take up another appointment and
Dr. K. Hart, who was appointed in her stead, took up duties in June,
1941.
2. CO-ORDINATION
The co-ordination between the various Departments, general practitioners,
the Education Offices and teaching staff, continued to run
smoothly as in previous years.
3. SCHOOL HYGIENE.
It is to be regreted that the shelter arrangements as established
at the schools have interfered very much with the proper ventilation of
the class rooms and corridors and, in some instances, artificial light
has to be constantly used.
4. MEDICAL INSPECTION.
The number of children fully examined in the routine inspection of
each group during the year 1941 was 2111 and the analysis of the age
groups were as follows:-
Entrants; 959; Second Age group: 756; Third Age group; Total: 2091
Mo, of other routine inspections: 20
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