[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1954
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![PROVISION OF MEALS AND MILK The total number of school meals provided duriii'j lbb4 v.as 1,523,611, a decrease of 5,82b on 1953. Of this immbt-r 1. T.rj were supplied on payment and 333,^Xj9 were provided free. The ri;_'ures include meals to teaching staffs supplied at the appropriate rate. Children attending Maintained Schools receive one-third of a pint of milk free of charge daily. During the year, 3,653 '>25 one-third pint bottles were supplied. CLEANLINESS AND CLOTHING The general standard of cleanliness is satisfactory, having regard to the difficult housing conditions in which some children ha\e to li\e. Health Visitors made periodic ins]>ections during ‘;chool term and 65.4H0 examinations were carried out. 1,429 pupils were found to be infe'^tt-d with vermin. The standards of clothing and footwear are generally satisfactory. VACCINATION During 1954, 7,894 children were examined by School Medical Officers at routine inspections. Of this number, 3,776 (49%) had been vaccinated and 4,118 (51%) had not been vaccinated. It is very disquieting to find the low percentage of children vaccinated against Smallpox. It only needs a case of Smallpox in a town to cause alarm among the inhabitants and a rush to the vaccination sessions. How much wiser to vaccinate in infancy and revaccinate during school life and thus provide protection for the child. MINOR AILMENT CLINICS At the Central School Clinic, 3, Conway Street, a service is ju’ovided for school children living in the centre of the town who require treatment for their minor ailments. Children from the north-end of the town are treated at the North Clinic, Park Road West. Children living in the south of Birkenhead are dealt with at the South Clinic, Bedford Avenue, Rock Ferry. During the school term all three clinics ai-e open on IMonday, Wednesday and Friday moi-nings. In the school holiday periods the Central Clinic remains open for the treatment of minor ailments and the carrying out of special examinations. The North and South Clinics are opened as required.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927485_0073.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
