[Report 1946] / School Medical Officer of Health, Essex County Council.

  • Essex County Council
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / School Medical Officer of Health, Essex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (i) ]V(iIth(i)nst()iv Hale End Open Air School. At. tlic end of the year there were 70 children in attendance, elassitied as follows :— ()rtho])!iHlic 19 ; Dehilitated 26 ; Cardiac 4 ; Epilc])tic 3 ; Asthma 18. (j) Walthamstow Special School {Shernhall Slfeet) for Educationally Sub- normal Children. During the year the school averaged 40 on roll. Seven boys left and most are in full cm})loyment. (k) Colchester Special School for Educationally Sub-normal Children. The average number on Regi.ster was 29 and average attendance 25. (2) Residential. Children are sent to various Residential Special Schools in the country as vacancies occur. The principal schools are the East Anglian School for Blind and Deaf, Gorleston, and the Royal Eastern Counties Institution Special School for Educationally Sub-normal Children, Colchester, at both of which the Com- mittee have a certain number of places. Many other children are sent to other special residential schools and convalescent homes. The assistance rendered by the Invalid Children’s Aid Association in obtaining vacancies is appreciated in this connection, but shortage of accommodation, particularly in the case of multiple defects, epileptics, enuretics, etc., renders it difficult in many cases to secure places. 10. Nursery Schools. Medical and nursing supervision of the three Nursery Schools at Dagenham continued. The Walthamstow Nursery School at Low Hall Lane is also under regular observation by the school medical and nursing staff. The Chelmsford Corporation Road and London Road Nursery Schools are also under such supervision. 11. Camp Schools. The Education Committee have on lease the following four Camp Schools from the National Camps Corporation Hydon Heath, near Godaiming. Kennylands, near Reading. Itchingfield, Sussex. Elmbridge, near Guildford. The camps each accommodate about 240 children and are available for children primarily of secondary school age for a period of at least four weeks at a time from various parts of the County, except in the case of Elmbridge Camp School at which the pupils attend for the whole of their secondary school life. Arrange- ments are made for parties to be sent regularly from all areas of the County. There is a Residential School Nurse at each camp and the services of a local medical practitioner are available for any medical attention.