[Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkeston Borough.

  • Ilkeston (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1930
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Credit: [Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkeston Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    both boys and girls, and it is habitually used by certain children who lack the necessary facilities in their own home. Careful super- vision is exercised by the head teacher. XIII.—CO-OPERATION OF PARENTS. Before a routine medical inspection is held, the parents of the children to be examined are notified, and an opportunity is given for them to be present. On the whole, the attendance of parents at inspections is satisfactory, and is especially good in certain schools. When a child is found to be defective, the parent is notified and informed of the treatment recommended. If the parent does not consent to treatment within a short time, the school nurse pays a visit and points out to the parent the need for treatment, and the method of obtaining the treatment suitable to the special case. When necessary, these visits are repeated and are the most successful means of gaining the co-operation of the parents. XIV —CO-OPERATION OF TEACHERS. The work of the school medical department has been greatly facilitated by the ready co-operation and willing help of the head teachers and their staff. In connection with medical and dental inspections, lists of children have been promptly supplied when called for and accommodation for the actual inspection has been made available. Seeing that only one school possesses a medical inspection room, the visits of the medical staff are bound to upset the routine of the school work in most schools. Either a class- room has to be emptied or use has to be made of the head teachers’ own office. The provision of a really quiet room at each school would be a great boon. In the course of the year the head teachers have sent to the clinic any child who appeared to them to be in need of examination or treatment. The various recommendations of the medical officer with regard to individual children have been faithfully carried out. XV.—CO-OPERATION OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS. Complete co-operation exists with the school attendance officers. The superintendent has supplied lists of absent children who are then visited by the school nurses. Those children in need of medical advice have been referred to their own doctor or to the school clinic. Reports showing the attendance at school have been sent in weekly, sc that any reason for poor attendance can be investigated.