[Report 1941] / School Medical Officer of Health, St Helens.
- St. Helens (Merseyside, England). Council.
- Date:
- 1941
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1941] / School Medical Officer of Health, St Helens. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Energetic measures of inspection were enforced and facilities for treatment were extended by the establishment of a cleansing centre at the Peasley Cross Isolation Hospital. All school cases were followed up and kept under the closest supervision until treat¬ ment was completed. The majority received treatment at the cleansing centre. By the end of the year success was being achieved by these methods. Re-examinations : The following table gives the number of re-examinations carried out by medical officers during the year, and the results found at these re-examinations. Number of children re-examined Total re-examinations Number found remedied Number found improved Number found stationary Number found retrograde Secondary Schools^ At the Secondary Schools 746 children were examined at the routine inspections. Of these 47 (6.3 %) had defects (other than uncleanliness, defective clothing or footwear, or dental defects), requiring treatment, and 176 (23.59%) defects which required to be kept under observation. The corresponding percentages for 1940 were 5.72% and 35.65%. ^ In addition to the routine inspections 184 special cases were examined and 256 children previously found defective were re¬ examined. 3,723 9,780 1,357 (13.87%) 6,189 (63.28%) 2,162 (22.11%) 72 (0.74%) MEDICAL TREATMENT* Elementary Schools* There was no curtailment of the range of treatment services during the year 1941, and despite changes in personnel, the Medical and Nursing staffs remained at pre-war strength. Table IV gives in detail and Table VII in summary the treat¬ ment obtained for the various defects referred for treatment during 1941. I i' Secondary Schools* i The detailed figures regarding the defects treated are given ' in Table XI, and a summary of the treatment obtained is shown in ] Table XIV. Of the 96 children referred for treatment for medical defects during the year, 82 (85.42%) were treated before the end of the year, and of 635 children referred for dental treatment 498 (78.43%) were treated. The corresponding figures for 1940 were 89.15% and 70,84%.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b3012718x_0010.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
