[Report 1930] / School Medical Officer, Somerset County Council.

  • Somerset Council
Date:
1930
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Credit: [Report 1930] / School Medical Officer, Somerset County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECONDARY AND CONTINUATION SCHOOLS. The number of scholars examined last year and the results obtained are shown below;— KUUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. Boys. Girls. All. Entrants i.jd 155 310 Intermediates 284 266 547 Leavers 61 25 86 Totals 500 443 943 Other routine inspections 150 162 312 Totals 650 605 1,255 OTHEE INSPECTIONS. Boys. Girls. All. Specials 5 34 o9 Ee-iuspectious 160 242 402 Totals 165 276 441 The defects found among the Secondary School scholars are enumerated in the accompanying table. The hgures include specially presented as well as routine children, which prevents them from being compared closely with those from the Elementary Schools as regards the prevalence of defects. Medical treatment for Secondary School scholars has not been provided, but any SLiS])eoted to be sufh'ring from tubercmlosis are referred to tlie nearest Tuberculosis Dispensary for further examination and, if necessary, treatment; and pupils with defective eyesight, who are not receiving treatment elsewhere, are offered special examination by the County Oculist. J^ast year such further examination was offered lh;i pupils, and accepted by the parents of 8tt. Of the 1,‘211-1 scholars examined as I’ontine or special eases 181 were found to be already wearing spectacles. Where tliese. spectacles appeared to be unsuitable, further examination was offered. It would be an advantage if onr dental sebeme coidd be extended to the Secondary Schools, bid we could hardly undertake it with onr present staff.