[Report 1947] / School Medical Officer of Health, Carlisle City.
- Carlisle (England). City Council
- Date:
- 1947
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1947] / School Medical Officer of Health, Carlisle City. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![a To the Chairman and Members of the Edn-cdtion Committee. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present herewith my First Annual Report on the work of this School Health Service for the year 1947. I took up 1113^ duties in Carlisle in Aug’ust, 1947, and therefore the major part of the work under considera- tion was executed under the direction of Dl’. Lamberton. The pressure of work in the department and the need for economy’ prevents any increase in the size and scope of the Annual Report which will follow the lines of previous ones. The major matter of importance to the School Health Service was the outbreak during the summer of the epidemic of Poliomyelitis. Only three children of school age contracted the disease and there were no 'fatal cases. On account of the epidemic all operative treatment for tonsils and adenoids was suspended and only urgent dental extractions were undertaken. The swimming baths were not closed, but the water was BU]>erchlorinated. Organised swimniing was tempor- arily suspended, and strenuous games, such as Rugby, were omitted as a precautionary measure. All pupils and staff Avho had been, or were suspected of having been, in contact with a case of poliomyelitis were ex- cluded from school for fourteen days. There was a marked increase in the incidence of measles, mumps, and chicken-pox throughout the year. During the year the new Clinic for the School Dental Service on the upper floor at Eildon Lodge was opened, and an Assistant Dental Officer and an addi- tional Dental Attendant were engaged. This increase in facilities greatly helped to overtake arrears of dental](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29091937_0007.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
