[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Kingston-upon-Hull County Borough.

  • Hull (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Kingston-upon-Hull County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Findings Nits present, but no vermin seen Vermin present Dirty but no nits or vermin Total Individual Children fBoys : 657') [2935 [Girls : 2278 j f Boys : 83') S- 308 [Girls : 225 J f Boys : 7] y 22 [Girls : 15 J fBoys : 747 T [3265 [Girls : 2518 J Percentages of School Roll Boys Girls Total 2.3 8.25 5.2 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.02 0.05 0.04 2.6 9.1 5.8 The usual preponderance of females will be noted. During this year, as has been the case since 1953, it has not been found necessary to take any parent to Court in order to enforce cleanliness. In every case the school nurse has succeeded ultimately in securing cleanliness by per¬ suasive means. It must not be forgotten that this involves a great deal of trouble and tact on the part of a nurse and considerable praise is due to our staff for having succeeded in this way. Tuberculosis No children attending the Chest Clinics during the year were referred by the School Health Service. A considerable number of children were referred for chest X-ray at the East Hull Clinic, but being found to be free from tuberculosis, they were further dealt with at the Paediatric Clinic. Visual Defects In addition to the medical officers’ inspections, the school nurses made 79 visits to schools during the year to carry out vision surveys of pupils aged 7 years. 4,620 pupils were inspected, of whom 305 were referred direct to the ophthalmic consultant. 272 of these pupils were inspected by the consultant and glasses were prescribed in 161 cases. Foot Defects The chiropodist paid 10 visits to schools and inspected 1,298 pupils of whom 65 were referred for treatment by the chiropodist at the clinics, and 3 were referred for further medical opinion. V.—HOME VISITS The number of visits paid to homes in connection with preparation for medical inspection, follow-up of children with defects, the cleanliness scheme, problem cases, etc., was 21,176.
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