[Report 1934] / School Medical Officer of Health, Essex County Council.

  • Essex (England). County Council.
Date:
1934
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    ESSEX EDUCATION COMMITTEE. PREFACE. To the Chairman and Members of the Essex Education Committee. In accordance with the requirements of the Board of Education, I have the honour to submit to you the Twenty-sixth Annual Report on Medical Inspection and Treatment for the year ended 31st December, 1934, in the part of the Admin- istrative County of Essex for which the County Council is the Education Authority. As in pre\dous years, the outstanding features of the Report are summarised in this Preface. School Population. In 1934, the average attendance (93,462) was 113 more than the figure for 1933, the number of elementary schools being 444, or an increase of 5 over the ■'igurc for the previous year. In addition, there are 19 maintained secondary schools, 8 technical and art schools, 11 aided secondary schools, and 9 other recog- aised secondary schools. 14 schools in the two last mentioned groups are not subject to medical inspection. itaff. As foreshadowed in last year’s Report, the medical staff has been augmented, vith the result that the equivalent number of whole-time Medical Officers under- •aking school medical duties has increased from 10 to 13.25. For the first time the nedical staff now includes one whole-time Ophthalmic Surgeon. Three part-time Dental Surgeons resigned during the year, and one whole- ime Dental Surgeon was appointed, increasing the number of whole-time Dental Surgeons to five. Provision has been made in the estimates for two additional _ fhole-time Dental Surgeons. S Additions to the staff of School Nurses include nine Health Visitors, bringing he equivalent number of whole-time School Nurses up to 27.25. Most of these )< School Nurses are assisted by 160 District Nurse-Midwives. 0 VIedical Inspection. Comparative figures showing the number of examinations carried out durin 933 and 1934 are given on the following page :—■ or o