[Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough.

  • Bury (Greater Manchester, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1940
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Credit: [Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    All children ^found to be defective on inspection are re-examined by the Medical Officer on his next visit to the school in order to ascertnhi whether treatment has been obtained, and, if so, the result of same.\ Too often, at this re-examination, it is found that nothing has been done to remedy the Mefect already notified to the parent. In manv cases this is not the result of neglect, but merely the result of procrastination. \ Durinrr the vear the School Nurses have carried out the o « following visits, etc. :— Number of visits to school departments in connection with medical inspection 430 Number of visits to schools to examine children for cleanliness ... 324 Number of visits and re-visits to homes 281 ,, examinations for cleanliness ... 15,340 MEDICAL TREATMENT, Minor Ailments.—A Clinic for the treatment of Minor .Vilments is held at The \\^};]de. The accommodation consists of waiting room, dressing room, consulting room, and nurses’ room. The Clinic is open six days a week during school terms. Children attend from 9 to 10 a.m., when they are seen by the Medical Officer. They are either treated or referred to their own doctor in the case of children having a regular medical attendant. The School Nurse on duty deals .with cases requiring special treatment and excluded children after 10 a.m., and is frequently so engaged until after 11 a.m. Specials and children requiring more than one daily treatment are seen by appointment later in the day. An arrangement has been made by which children are provided with a small attendance card which thev bring to and from school. On this card, which is available for a month, is noted the date of