[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.
- Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1929
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![17 , These eases under the care of the Orthopaedic Surgeon at \ Greenbank Hospital, with tlie help of Artificial Sunlight showed I most excellent results and parents expressed their satisfaction in • the great improvement. I It is most gratifying to note that the parents of the children I found to be suffering from rickets show great interest in their [progress and make every effort to carry out instructions given ito them, onlv one case refusing treatment during the vear, PROVISION OF MEALS. Xo provision has been made by the Authority for the provision of free meals this year. This is a matter for regret particularly during the period of distress and unemployment in the town. The nutrition of the child is the fundamental index of its health and malnutrition is one of the most serious defects as it forms the basis of so many chronic conditions. To secure good nutrition suflicient and suitable food is the first requirement—this can be })rovided by the great majority of parents and many have been advised by the Medical Officer as to a suitable dietary, but there are others where, owing to ])oor home conditions, a healthy dietary cannot be ])rovidcd. These are the cases which will suffer from the closure of the centres and the Aiithoritv would do well in the interests of the health of the School Child to consider the re-opening of the centres or the distribution of milk in the schools at cost ]U’ice during the coming winter. [Milk vendors are now able to ])rovide one-third ]iint bottles to be delivered to schools for the use of those scholars selected by the doctor as likely to benefit. I SANITARY CONDITION OF THE SCHOOLS. On the teacher depends almost entirely the formation of good habits and modes of living and more can l)c done in the practical teaching of ])ersonal hygiene by teachers than by any member of the School Medical Staff. The school, therefore, should ])rovidc a healthy environment which should afford facilities for the practice of hygiene by the child. Following upon the recommendation of the Sanitary Report drawn up in 192(S there is a general improvement with regard to the sanitary conditions found in tlic schools. Soap, sanitary](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29149113_0113.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
