[Report 1945] / School Medical Officer of Health, Manchester.
- Manchester (England). Council.
- Date:
- 1945
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1945] / School Medical Officer of Health, Manchester. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![country is pleasing, well wooded and generally eminently suitable for a Residential School. The accommodation consists of four bungalow buildings with dining and sleeping accommodation in each for 25 children. Two of the bungalows are used for girls and the other two tor boys. Children maintained by other local Education Committees are admitted to the School and the relative numbers are shown 'in the following table. Whilst in residence, the children are under the general care of Dr. R. J. Mackessack, the visiting Medical Officer, but the admissions and discharges are arranged, after consultation, by the School Medical Officer. Manchester Children Other L.E.A. Children Boys Qirls Boys Qirls .. 17 19 27 27 . . 10 6 8 8 . . 5 7 9 10 . . 22 18 26 25 Number on Register 31st December, 1944 Number admitted during 1945 Number discharged during 1945 Number on register 31st December, 1945 SUMMERSEAT RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL This school provides for the residential treatment of 34 delicate girls. The school is situated on high ground a few miles from Bury Lancashire and is favourably placed for its purpose. 1 he girls admittec to the school usually regain their health comparatively quickly, anc it is a valuable addition to the institutions provided by the committee for the care and treatment of the delicate. The numbers passing through the school are shown in the followin' table :— Number on Register 31st December, 1944 Number admitted during the year 1945 Number discharged as cured during 1945 Number remaining on the register 31st December, 1945 32 58 63 27 It is somewhat difficult to give a picture of the benefit which childrei receive by a period of residence at a Residential School beyond th* accepted fact that they have been restored to health before discharg and are considered fit to resume attendance at an ordinary school During the past year the average length of stay at the school was 6*- months and the average gain in weight per child was 8*7 lb This gain in weight shows the positive benefit the children hav received. The age range of the children admitted to the school i from five years to fourteen years, but the numbers in the various ag groups are too small to allow a comparison to be made. MANCHESTER RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, STYAL, CHESHIR] This school provides accommodation for 140 boys and girls. Ur fortunately we have not been able this year to utilise the accommodc tion to the full, as it has been impossible to obtain sufficient staff fc](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2992781x_0028.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
