[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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    GENERAL STATISTICS Number of Primary Schools 19G Number of pupils on Primary Seliools Registers ... 20,347 Number of Secondary Schools in the County 18 Number of j)upils on Secondary Schools Registers: — (a) Attending schools in the County 11,420 (h) Attending schools maintained by other Authorities 1,810 Total number of pupils on the school registers 33,577 Number of pupils on the roll at the Etton Pasture (E.S.N.) School: — (a) From the County 87 (h) From other areas 26 Total 113 Number of {)upils on the roll at the Manor Nursery School 40 MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 44ie detailed figures relating to routine medical examinations which have been conducted during the year are shown in the table on page 75. 'I'he total number of pupils submitted for routine medical examinations was 9,627 and among these were found 728 defects needing treatment and 2,468 defects requiring further observation. Tn addition to these routine ins])ections, 3,606 special examina- tions and re-examinations were carried out. As a result of these examinations 387 defects were found which required some form of medical treatment and 48 defects were noted for which only observation was necessary. The total nuinher of routine and special medical examinations was 13,233; this is an increase of 4,278 examinations on the previous year. WORK OF THE SCHOOL NURSES The school nurses carry out regular cleanliness surveys in the schools and pay follow-up visits to children in their own homes in addition to assisting with routine and special medical inspections. The following table shows the number of visits and examinations carried out by the school nurses throughout the County during 1959.