[Report 1926] / School Medical Officer of Health, Lowestoft Borough.

  • Lowestoft (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1926
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Credit: [Report 1926] / School Medical Officer of Health, Lowestoft Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Association is entirely voluntary and is managed by a Com¬ mittee consisting of the following ladies : Mrs. K. D. Preston (Chairman), Miss Councillor B. M. C. Doughty, M.B.E., J.P., ; Mrs. Councillor G. M. Harris; Mrs. H. C. Adams ; Mrs. F. W. Morley Beckett; Mrs. R. A. Mellanby ; Mrs. E. T. Dowson; Mrs. W. E. Reeve ; Mrs. J. A. G. Ainley ; Dr. Jennette C. Hargrave (Deputy School Medical Officer). Hon. Secretarv and Treasurer : j Charles E. Baldwin, Town Hall, Lowestoft. Bankers : Barclays, Ltd., High Street, Lowestoft. During the past year the Association has been in a position to help cases as follows :— Provision of Surgical Appliances 4 Provision of Boots 3 Repairs to Boots 25 Provision of Spectacles 14 Repairs to Spectacles 3 Provision of Malt and Oil, etc. 72 lbs. Provision of Milk 33 Gals. Roman Hill Open-Air Class. In October, 1925, arrangements were made for the 35 children attending the Roman Hill Open-Air Class to be supplied with half a pint of milk per day each as an experi¬ ment, the children contributing 3d. per week towards the cost thereof and the remainder being paid by the Association. Unfortunately, owing to the responsibility of the Association increasing beyond the estimated cost, it was found necessary to discontinue this supply at the end of April, 1926. The results attained were, however, extremely satisfactory from a health and medical point of view, remarkable im¬ provements in physique being noted by the Medical Officer of Health. It is hoped that it may be possible, at a future date, to resume the supply of milk to children attending Open-Air Classes. Boots. Although good footwear is essential to the health of the schoolchild the Association has experienced some difficulty in dealing with this question. The long spell of unemployment has found more necessitous cases in this direction than the Association has been able to cope with and the supply of new boots had to be restricted.
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