[Report 1942] / School Medical Officer of Health, St Helens.
- St. Helens (Merseyside, England). Council.
- Date:
- 1942
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1942] / School Medical Officer of Health, St Helens. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![TABLE XIIL Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions. (i.) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School ^luTSCS ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 33 (il.) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School ^^Ju]rs6s ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 1213 (lii.) Number of individual children found unclean. 14 (Iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority (a) Compulsorily... {h) Voluntarily — (v.) Number of children cleansed under provisions of the Scabies Order 1931 (vi.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken : (a) Under the Education Act, 1921... . (f») Under School Attendance Byelaws . TABLE XIV. Summary of Treatment of Defects. DISEASE OR DEFECT NUMBER OF DEFECTS Referred for Treatment Treated Under local Education Authority's .Scheme Otherwise Total Minor Ailments 7 5 1 6 Visual Defects ... 66 33 18 51 Defects of Throat and Nose 10 4 3 7 Dental \ Referred by Dentist . 311 209 246 455 Defects J Referred by School M.O. 13 2 1 3 Other Defects. 4 4 4 ^ ••• ••• ••• ••• 611 257 269 526 APPENDIX Report by the Medical Officer of Health on proposals to examine school children by Miniature Radiography. {Submitted to the Central Children's Care Committee on Friday^ 2^th February^ 1943). In view of the suggestions recently made as to the desirability of introducing miniature radiography into the system of school medical inspection in St. Helens, I have been making enquiries into the possibilities and advisability of such a scheme. I have had the advantage of discussing the question with other School Medical Officers and also with one of the Medical Inspectors of the Board of Education, and would now place before the Committee a summary of the position as it appears to me. For purpose of explanation and discussion it will be con¬ venient to present the report under the following headings :— 1. What is proposed and why. 2. Method of procedure. 3. A scheme outlined. 4. Interpretation of findings. 5. Post-school benefits. 6. Summary,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30127191_0028.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
