[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    An increased number of children were submitted for examina- tions for deafness by the pure tone audiometer and api)roximately 7% of these children were referred for speeialist opinion and treatment. It would be an advantage if all children in the 7—8 year old age grouj) could be examined by the audiometer in order to ensure that no cases of partial deafness are missed in our schools. I nfortunately time does not permit this ideal to be carried out and tlie position can only be improved by the employment of additional trained staff to carry out this work. Arrangements were made for Dr. Taylor, from the Department of Education of the Deaf, Manchester University, to give a two day course to a group of health visitors on the ascertainment of deafness in young children. This course was of considerable help to the health visitors in their day to day work. The offer of B.C.G. vaccination to school children was extended from the 18 year old age group to include students and school children above 18 years of age. 1 consider the acceptance rate of 72.8% to he very satisfactory. There has been a considerable increase in the number of medical examinations for candidates to Training Colleges. Where possible tiiese examinations are carried out on a Saturday morning so as not to interfere with the routine wxu’k of the school medical officers. Unfortunately this is not ahvays possible to arrange and some inroad is often made into the time which medical officers have available for other duties. The Etton Pasture School continues to provide for the education cf sub-normal pupils and 87 children from the County are now in attendance at this school. The facilities provided have been substantially improved in many ways, and this is shown by an equal improvement in the health and general hearing of the children attending this school. Mr. Danby’s Open Days are often patronised by a number of former pupils which is a tribute to tla regard which the children have for their old school. The special classes at Elessle wdiieh are attached to the ordinary school continue to he successful in coping with the educationally sub-normal children from this area. The ehildren in these classes take part in all school activities and apart from receiving special education are treated as ordinary pupils within the school curriculum. Twenty-six children received this form of special education. Reports by the Principal School Dental Officer, the Educational Psychologist, the Organiser of Physical Education and the Organiser rt School Meals Service are included in this reixu't. My thanks are again due to Dr. Ferguson for his help with the pre])aral:ion of this report. R. WATSON, Principal School Medical Officer. June, 1960.