[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough.

  • Burton upon Trent (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    12. School Baths, 'riu'vo an* no such in tli(' sdiools of tin' l^orougli. i:>. Co-operation of Parents. Parents attend at t.h(! rontini; medical in.s|H'elions in fairly large mnnhers as the following table will show. .Such 'attendance is highest in the haitrant Class, aJid falls olf gradually in the Lc*aver Class. I’lie ex]jlanation of this would seem to he that most parents do not understand the reas(ui of their i)re.seiue at these examinations, and attend chielly in order to look after their ehildren during the ordeal of examination, the older children being considered able to look after tliemsclves. Wherever }H)ssible, the. 31edical Otlicer has been at great pains to explain the nature of a defect, and its possible c.onse({uenees if left untreati'd. PARENTS PRESENT PERCENTAGE, 1927. I n ter m e li ia b ‘s Lea vers School. Infants Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Total .Shobnall 77 44- 03 24 41 49 Stapeidiill Mission Room ... 78 03 7 05 Winshill 72 30 28 13 15 44 Bond Stn'ct 4f> 15 25 — — 31 -4 N’ictoria Road 73 38 00 7 37 52 U.xbridge .Street 36 35 24 14 10 27 Horninglow ... 09 17 27 0 0 42 Wetmore Ixoad SO 10 To 8 33' 35 Grange .Street 85 48 48 17 29 57 Goodman .Street and Stafford Street S3 17 0 0 0 40 Broadway 78 0 0 19 23 55 Christ Church 72 19 24 13 0 38 Ifoly Trinity 90 0 40 10 30 55 ('luild .Street — — — Hi 25 21 .St. Modwen^s 27 11 38 ' 0 13 18 ■