[Report 1951] / School Medical Officer of Health, Cambridgeshire County Council.

  • Cambridgeshire (England). County Council
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / School Medical Officer of Health, Cambridgeshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    squint, 8 for skin defects, 2 for general medical conditions, 1 for a general surgical condition and 3 for enuresis. Neglect.—Nine families were referred to the N.S.P.C.C. of which eight were on account of general neglect and one because of failure to obtain treatment for defective vision. Infectious Diseases The following table shows the number of schools from which notifications of infectious disease were sent by Head Teachers during tlie year :— Scarlet Fe\'er . . .. .. 0 Diphtheria . . . . .. . . Nil Measles .. .. . . .. 54 German Measles .. . . . . 15 Chickenpox . . , . .. 45 Whooping Cough . . . . . . 33 Mumps . . . . . . . . 38 As is usual, a year of low incidence has been followed by a year of comparatively high incidence and all the above figures except that for scarlet fever and diphtheria are higher than those of the previous year. Provision of Meals There has been no change in the arrangements for the supply of milk in school and the types of milk su])jilied are unaltered from those of last year. The figures ])ublished last year are repeated hereunder. Tuberculin Tested . . . . 30 Pasteurised. . . . .. . . 87 Tuberculin Tested or I’asteurised 10 Accredited .. . . .. .. Nil Ordinary . . . . . . . . 1 On October 17th, 1951, there were 7,162 children receix ing milk or 76.6 per cent of the total in attendance. Of those in attendance at the Nursery School 100 per cent received it, at Primary Schools 81.97 per cent and at Secondary Schools 56.6 per cent. Cooked mid-day meals were available at all schools and a total of 6,405 children or 68.51 per cent receixed them, a somexvhat smaller number than that on the corres])onding date in the prex'ious year. At the Nurseiy School 97.06 ])cr cent took the meals, at Primary Schools 63.39 per cent and at Secondary Schools 86.75 per cent. The number of children receixung free meals on a scale of means approx ed by the Education Committee xvas 515.