[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough.
- Dudley (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1962
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Homes, local authorities have naturally had to oivt' hrst considera- tion to the more })hysieally trail. This lias made it necessary to have an inereasino- proportion of accommodation wlua'e there are facilities for dealing with the elderly intirm. Another im])ortant e\'ent was the ojienino- of the day special school for Educationally Subnormal Eujiils. f'or many years these pupils received special educational treatment at the Sutton School. Wolverhanpiton Street, hut it was possible to accommodate only 90 of them there. Those pujiils, althouo-h ascertained, who were' not offered places reeei\ ed their education in small elass(‘s at ordinary schools. 'Fhe new school is abk' to provide sjK'cial education in ideal surroundings for 120 pupils but there are still anotlua- awaiting’ plac'cs and it is hojied that other snitable accommodation will be built to (‘ater f(U’ their sj)eeial lu^eds. d'here have been a number of stall' ehanyu's during' tlu* year. Dr. MeXulty eonuneneed duty as an Assistant .Medical OHieer in May. It was very dithenlt to yud applicants for this })ost which was vacant from August. 19()1. and during this time we had tlu* t(Mn- porary assistance of a part-time Medical OHieer. Mr. Stone, our onl\' full-time Dental OHieer. resiirned in Di'cember but we wtax' « o fortunate in obtaining the services of Mr. W'addams to re})lae(‘ him. Mrs. Edwards. Health \hsitor and School Nurse, retired after 22 years service with tlu^ D(‘partment. Her place' was taken by Miss Patience who eonuneneed duty in Septem!)(‘r. Mrs. Heeston. a midwife, also retired after ydvinn: tlu' Authority 2“) years se'rx'iee*. On the Wk'lfare side. Mr. Dawson. Se'iiior Social and M(‘ntal \^k'lfar(‘ Otlieer. left to take up duties of Dc'puty ('hied Wk-lfare* OHieer for Xottin^’ham. and Mr. l^erry. .Social and Mental Welfare OHiee'r. was promoted to the senior position. Mrs. Madeley who lu'lpe'd to make such a success of the Hrst small Old Ik'ople's Home in the Horouo'h also retired. In eonelusion I would like to thank the Council and .M(‘mb('rs of the Health. Welfare and Education Committee's for tlu'ir sup})ort and for the interest they have shown in the work of tlu' De'partnu'iit, The staH' have had a particularly busy ye'ar and I am ^ratc'ful to them for their eo-operation and for the eonseie'ntious way in which they have carried out their duties. O. .M. REYNOLDS. Medical Officer of IIc(dth. The Council House. Dudley. Telephone No.: Dudley 5r)48.’L](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29171271_0015.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
