[Report 1959] / School Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough.
- Oldham (England). County Borough Council. nb2004302054.
- Date:
- 1959
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1959] / School Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![]vlr. J. Norman Appleton is employed as Consultant Aural Surgeon and undertakes the examination of deaf and partially deaf children. He also supervises the children in the Special School for Deaf and Partially Deaf Children. Under the National Health Service any person requiring an individual hearing aid receives this free, and children in need of such an appliance are referred to the Hearing Aid Centre, Hardman Street, Manchester. Five children were provided with individual hearing aids during the year. Dr. F. Janus is employed as Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon and undertakes the examination of blind and partially sighted children and also supervises the children in the Special School for Partially Sighted Children. The prescribing and dispensing of glasses has continued to remain with the Local Executive Council, the children being refracted and tested at the Scottfield Clinic. ARRANGEIMENTS FOR TREATMENT Arrangements to secure the availability of comprehensive free medical treatment, other than domiciliary treatment, for all pupils for whom the authority accept responsibility included the following:— Minor Aibnents—School Clmics The two school clinics at Glower Street and Scottfield have been open daily during the school days, and on several days in the school holiday periods, for the treatment of minor ailments and the carrying out of special examinations. During the year 928 children made 4,319 attendances for treatment. In addition to the treatment of minor ailments, special examinations of children referred by school nurses, teachers, parents, and attendance officers, are carried out by the medical officers at the school clinics. The school nurses attend to cleansing the heads of children referred to the clinic for this purpose. Particulars of the cases are given in Part m. Scabies The number of cases in school children totalled 55 compared with 12 in the previous year. Every effort is made to treat other members of the family who may be affected. Facilities for treatment are provided at the Gower Street Clinic and at the Health Yard, the facilities at the latter premises being used for the treatment of adult males.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29937577_0019.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
