[Report 1917] / School Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough.

  • Bury (Greater Manchester, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1917
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Credit: [Report 1917] / School Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    examined for dirty and verminous conditions, sit^ns of infectious disease, I've. In 'I'abic I. at the end of the Report will l>e found particulars .as to the ai^c and sex of tlie children inspecvetl, while Tabic 11. shows their ]ihysical condition. \ There has been a markeil yuprovemenl in the cleanliness of the children and in the conditi<in of their clothincf and footgear. Members of certain families, however, continue to come under notit'e owiu” tci their dirtv and \a-rminous condition, and in one case it was necessary to prosecute the parent. Four nu nibers of the famih' were concerned, and, aftir the m.i^istratcs h.id twice adjourned the case (for .a period of two months in each instance) the pare nt was fined 5s. 6d. in each case, or tt^s. in all. The attendance of parents at the inspection was as follows .— “ Leavers ” 7 per cent. “ Entrants ” 19 ,, Special Cases. When the Medical Officer visits a schfMil lor the purpose of Medical Inspection, advantji.qe is taken of the opportunity to examine such children (not fallin^r into either of the two classes. Entrants and “ Leavers ) as ha\e been noticed by the teachers to be sufferinj^ from some palpable disease or defect. The total number of such children broutt^ht to the notice of the .^ledical Officer durintf the year was 85, a decrease of 16 upon the number examined in tQib. A summary of the diseases and defects discovered will be found in Table 11. (paije 9). Miscellaneous Examinations. These consist of children examined at the office and comprise such minor ailments as dirty and verminous conditions, ringworm, impetii^’o, Kc. .Saturday morninj.^ of each week is set apart for the examination of these children at the Health Office, but many children attend at other times.