[Report 1953] / School Medical Officer of Health, Coventry.

  • Council of Coventry City Council
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / School Medical Officer of Health, Coventry. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ^4 simple leather-work, fabric printing, etc. A well equipped physical education room and increased playground space, together with the delightful environment of the new school is reflected in the obvious happiness and improved bearing of the children. We are now able to offer more congenial conditions of work to the school nurse and the Speech Therapist whose efforts are of such value to us. Meals are provided from our own kitchen and a full family service is in operation in the dining hall. Each teacher has a “family” of 6 or 8 children and the provision of small interlockin,g tables allows the little groups to be well spaced out. A considerable increase in social training is therefore possible. I feel that we are now at the beginning of a new phase in the development of Special Educational Treatment for E.S.N. children. We have the facilities for which we have waited so long and we must make the best possible use of them. The future is a challenge to us.” The Paybody Hospital Special School. The following is a report from the Teacher in Charge, Miss M. C. Craven :—. “The year ending 31st December, 1Q53, has been the busiest so far experienced. The average weekly number on the roll was 43.5 and the total number of patients treated for whom educational facilities have been provided was 8q. Of these 31 were short-term people {3 months or under) and the remaining 58 were long-term. A number of young patients temporarily accommodated in the annexe of Allesley Hall also received instruction, and have been included in the total number quoted. The diseases for which long-term treatment has been given are as under: — Perthes disease of the hips ... ... ... ... ... 21 T.B. Hip 8 T.B. Knee ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 T.B. Spine ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Congenital Dislocation of the Hip 3 Anterior Poliomyelitis ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Spastics ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 and others which include arthritis, fragilitas disease, haemophiliac effusion, and osteomyelitis. ossificans, Morquois Some children have received optical treatment, and all have had the usual regular dental inspections and treatment. They benefit greatly from the open air, and in the summer, when the weather is favourable, delight in sleeping out on the terrace. Colds are few and] far between. Regular instruction in school according to age and ability helps to ensure healthy minds and to prapare for normal life upon discharge. It has an enormous therapeutic value in the restoration of confidence, the loss of which is a major cause of maladjustment; and for its occupational value in the prevention of boredom and self pity.” Child Guidance Centre. The following is a report submitted jointly by the Consultant Psychiatrist and Educational Psychologist :— ' The year of 1953 was a vear of expansion of the work of the School Psychological Service in all its aspects. Over 600 children have and individually investigated, and, in addition, many children have been covered by school surveys. During the year the staff of the Centre w^as strengthened by the appointment of an Assistant Educational Psychologist, and this made possible an extension of the work of the Service directed particularly