[Report 1939] / School Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.
- Leeds (England). City Council.
- Date:
- 1939
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1939] / School Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![() serving willi ]lis Majesty’s Forces. One Nurse and two Dental Attendants have resigned on marriage and have not been replaced. Neither the permanent vacancy caused by Dr. Bebb’s resignation nor the temporary ones by war service have been filled and every attempt will be made to carry on, but it is doubtful if this will be Number of Number of Number on Elementary— H H< si — Spring preliminary arrangements were made in full detail including the decision that children attending Special (Part V.) Schools, should be evacuated en bloc and not into individual billets and, whilst tlie work of the Medical Section falls largely amongst these, wrork was also done for other evacuees. All entraining stations had a doctor in attendance in case of emergency, but no attempt could be made to examine any children there, as generally not more than twenty minutes elapsed between the arrival of children and the departure of the train. No previous general examination was possible as less than twenty-four hours’ notice was received. Nurses accompanied all long distance trains, and others took duty at places where children were embussed. Medical Officers supervised the evacuation of all Special Schools, and the Hunslet Nursery School, and the Dental Officers did a great deal of work supervising the loading and dispatch of furniture and equipment required for these groups.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2972319x_0010.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
