[Report 1937] / School Medical Officer of Health, Cambridgeshire County Council.

  • Cambridgeshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / School Medical Officer of Health, Cambridgeshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Introduction. Afc the end of 1936 there were 126 Public Elementary Schools under the cotitrol of the County Education Goininittee (57 Provided and 69 Non-Provided), comprising P26 se])arate departments. The average number of children on the school registers for the year fiided INIarch 31st, 1937, was 8,500 the average number in attendance being 7,554. Staff. Services in connection with school medical work were rendered by the following: — l-'uKXCii, INl.l)., D.P.H., School Medical Ofjicer and Medical Officer of Health. *T. 11. Harrisox, M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., Assistant do. *\\'. Patox Phit.ip, M.C., iSf.B., D.P.H., D.M.R.E., Tuberculosis Officer. *.J. C. Cr. Evered, L.D.S., (Edin.), School Dental Surgeon. *N. G. Clements, L.B.C.P.S., L.E.T'.P.S., L.D.S., Do. W. H. Harvey, M.D., Bacteriologist. .1. ('. W. Graham. M.D.. D.O., Ophthahnic Surgeon. E. 11. Ezard, H.D., D.Sc., Ophthalmic Referee. Miss Graha.m, Superintendent of County Nursing Association. G. Galpin, Chief (Icrlc and Enquiry Offeer under the Mental Deficiency Acts. * Whole-time Officers of the County Council. Co-ordination. The details of the arrangements for securing co-ordination between the various branches of the Education and Public Health services and of the other services provided by the County Council have been set out in many previous reports. They remain unchanged and repetition is unnecessary. Hygienic Condition of Premises. The Buildings Sub-Committee has continued throughout the year to give attention to the hygienic condition of the schools, with the result that there is a progressive improvement in the standard of accommodation and equipment provided, though a good deal requires to be done to make the schools as a whole in accordance with modern view’s on the subject. It will be remembered that in the report for 1936, special attention was drawn to the state of West Wratting School and it is a pleasure to be able to report that the Managers there have accepted a tender amounting to £189 for improvements to the school. The work is to be carried out in accordance with the specification of the County Architect and is to include repairs to roofs and ceilings, improvements to offices for both sexes, improve- ments to lighting and ventilation with the insertion of two new windows, external painting, and provision of permanent fenced playground.