[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Berwick County Council.
- Berwickshire (Scotland). County Council.
- Date:
- 1941
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Berwick County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![SCHOOL CHILDREN. MEDICAL INSPECTION, SUPERVISION AND TREATMENT. During the school year ending 31st July. 1941. the Health Visitors paid 328 visits to schools, examined 823 children for clean- liness, infectious or contagious diseases, paid 243 home visits in connection with these (practically all verminous, dirty or neglected children), while they paid 351 visits for other reasons, i.e.. in following; up cases of reported defect or in connection with the escorting of children to hospital. These were in addition to their other duties in connection with Public Health, Tuberculosis and Child Welfare. ] Treated for Impetigo, 15 ; Children examined other reasons, 39. j Total number of children examined at routine inspections in school year 1940-41 :— (a) Ordinary Schools :— Entrants ... 258 Children of nine years ... 290 Children of thirteen years ... ... 253 Children of seventeen years ... 14 Total ... 815 lb) Other examinations :— Special cases ... ... 205 Re-Inspection by M.O. ... 112 Evacuees 263 5S0 Total examined ... ... 1,395 Number of individual children inspected at systematic exam- inations, who were notified to parents as requiring treatment (excluding cleanliness and dental caries):— Entrants ... ... 130 Children of nine yea is ... ... 152 Children of thirteen years ... 72 Children of seventeen years ... ... 18 .17 2](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28647786_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
