[Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Manchester.
- Manchester (England). Council.
- Date:
- 1948
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Manchester. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![hospital. Severe cases with frequent fits are admitted to the Soss Moss I Residential School, but only educable children are accepted. In SossI Moss, accommodation is available for 100 children of which nearly! 60 per cent, are maintained by other Education Authorities throughout! the country. The children are under the immediate medical care of the local medical practitioner, who attends regularly. Frequent visits are! however, paid by members of the School Health Service professionaF staff, and close co-operation is maintained between them. The usual sedative medical treatment is in use, but more recently the drug,] tridione, has been employed for children suffering from a particular type of epilepsy. Special care has to be taken with this preparation and| to avoid the possibility of complications, “ blood ” examinations aref done regularly, and the children kept under close observation. Thisf latest treatment has proved very helpful for a small number. It is! unfortunate to have to mention that some children deteriorate in spitd of every effort, and very occasionally a death does occur from status] epilepticus. How encouraged we are, however, when a child is dis charged because he no longer needs treatment of any kind. Thf| children are happy in their lessons and games and look forward eacl year to the two weeks spent by the sea at Colwyn Bay Hostel. Individual Tuition for Handicapped Pupils From time to time, the Service discovers, or has referred to it fror hospitals, handicapped children who need to remain in hospital for prolonged period, and others for whom no special school appear suitable. Among the former are, for example cases of osteomyelitis i| hospitals without a special school, and, in the latter group, sever haemophiliacs. It is the duty of the Local Education Authority tJ provide for the education of such children, and in Manchester arranga ments have been made to deal with a number of cases. The Educatiol Committee’s special Inspector for handicapped pupils has bee responsible for these arrangements, and has submitted the followi report. During the year of its inauguration the Home Teaching Service hsj dealt with children in three categories ;— (1) Children suffering from some form of chronic invalidism whicj precludes their attendance at school. (2) Children in local hospitals for long periods. (3) Children convalescing at home after operations, etc. To date, four children of Class 1 have received regular tuition for| year, three of them from teachers visiting their homes and one postal tuition and visits to his teacher, who is herself an invalid. Til teachers concerned have been fortunate in gaining the interested cj operation of the parents, one of whom went to the trouble of buyuq his boy a special desk and chair and putting up a pin-rail for a display ( “ Jim’s schoolwork ” on the bedroom wall. The children themselvl have gained much in confidence, personal happiness and pleasa occupation for their leisure hours.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29927845_0046.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
