[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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    6 Diseases of tlie I'.ye.—Duriiiij the year 57 cliildreii were e^a^linc(l by' the ojdilhalniic surs^eon. Spectacles were prescribed I in 47 cases, and of these 44 ha\e olitained glasses. r L In six cases llie parents wiwe considered too poor to pay for F .-'jx-clacles, and the cost was defrayed, wholly or in part, by the j Local Authority. ' The comparatixely small number of* children examined for I eye defects is due to the fact that tlie Ophthalmic Suri^eon (Dr. Williamson) was c.illcd up f(,)r service and a considerable interxal elapsed before his successor (Dr. Harrv) w as appointed. I IV.—INFECTIOUS DISEASE. ^ Durini^ the year 1917 the follow ing cases of Infectious Disease I occurrinj4 amony school children were notiiied to the Medical i Othcer of Health : — .Scarlet I'ever 61 Diphtheria 116 Measles 725 Chicken-Pox 70 4 Closure of Schools.—During the year the following schools I have been closed on account (jf the prex alence of Infectious Disease * among the scholars :— T St. Chad’s, Infants* Dejxarlment : October 23rd to Noxember i j6th. Scarlet Lexer and Diphtheria. George .Street, Infants’ Department : November ist to Xovnn- ^ ber 2’;rd. Measles. ■it * .\11 Saints’, Infants’ Department: .Noxember 1st to November 23rd. Measles. I George Street, Mixed Department : November 2nd to November t 23rd. .Measles. ■k- St. Paul’s (Hell), Infants’ Dejjartment : November 12th to I November 30th. Chicken Pox and Whooping Cough. ^ East W’ard Council, Infants’ Department : November 27th to ^ December 14th. Whoo])ing Cough. St. Joseph’s, Infants’ Department: December 3rd to December ; * 2ist. Whoojiing Cough, Chicken Pox, and Measles. 'f •• f .i