[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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![(3) Residentiai. Open Air Schools Of the three Residential Open Air Schools maintained by the Manchester Corporation, two are the responsibility of the Education! Committee, while the third at Conway is owned by the Health Depart-f ment. This latter establishment is run partly as a convalescent homej and an outline of this provision will be found under the heading oif Convalescent Treatment. Mention was made in last year’s report ofl the difficulties experienced during that year at the Residential School for Delicate Children at Styal. This establishment originally accomf modated 140 children, but owing to an increase of staff, necessitated bj the National Joint Council’s recommendations with regard to coni ditions of work, another of the houses had to be set aside for th/ accommodation of domestic and other staff. This reduced the availablJ places for children to 112, but owing to a delay as a result of buildinj| difficulties, the house was not suitably altered during the year. There was a general shortage of staff to act in the capacity of Homil Mother, even had the staff accommodation been available, so thaj during the greater part of the year only 84 children were in residencl at any one time. The other Residential School at Summerseat rail smoothly during the year and very few vacancies remained for lonj unfilled. This smaller unit of 34 places for girls, having a relativelf small nursing and domestic staff, did not experience the difficultie found at other residential institutions. All the assistant nurses ther were successful in gaining admission to the Register of Enrolled AssiJ tant Nurses. There is no suitable accommodation for the night nurse but this was overcome by finding her rooms, not too far distant, externall'jl In both these special schools, arrangements for medical supervisiol and education are similar. In each case, the local general practitionq visits periodically to supervise the general health of the children, also in cases of acute illness. Children are also subjected to an annul routine medical inspection by the Senior Assistant School Medicf Officer. Likewise, the school proper which is run by non-residei] teachers, is housed in a separate building. The tables which follow show in each case the numbers of childrej dealt with during the year. Styal Open Air (Mixed) Number of children on roll, January 1st, 1948 Number of children admitted during 1948 Number of children discharged during 1948 . . Number of children on roll, December 31st, 1948 Summerseat Open Air (Girls Only) Number of children on roll, January 1st, 1948 Number of children admitted during 1948 Number of children discharged during 1948 . . Number of children on roll, December 31st, 1948 (4) Ribble Lodge Hostel (Annual Report, 1948-1949) This year has been one of noticeable physical growth on the part, all the children except one, at present in Booth Hall Hospital awaitiJ a place at the Convalescent Home in Conway. This growth has bej most evident to those responsible for fitting shoes and clothes fl summer and seaside wear, many of which cannot be worn by a)| 54 Boys Qirls Tota 43 26 69 87 30 117 85 33 118 45 23 68 Tottj 29 .. 48| 541 , , 231](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29927845_0054.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
