[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough.

  • Bury (Greater Manchester, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1929
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Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Al] cliildren In the above groups who have been referred cither for treatment or observation are re-examined after a suitable interval has elapsed. Cases requiring- special supervision are seen at the Clinic from time to time with a view to ascertaininj^ whether the necessary medical attention is being- received. The Schedule of Medical Inspection issued by the Board of Education has been followed throug-hout. The Teachers and School Nurses have been instructed to bring- to the notice of the School Medical Officer any children who, in their opinion, are abnormal in any way. Periodically lists of children considered defective are obtained from Head Teachers. Such children are specially examined and early information as to crippling- and other defects is thus obtained. These cases are examined not only on the occasion of the Medical Officer’s visits to schools, but may be sent to the clinic on any morning-. Valuable information is also received from the School Attendance Officers. V^hen carrying- out Medical Inspection, every effort is made to avoid unnecessary disturbance of the school arrang-ements. In a few schools there are one or more rooms which are not used as classrooms, and these are always used for Medical Inspection. In the majority of the* schools, however, it is necessary to make use of a classroom for the purpose. REVIEW OF THE FACTS DISCLOSED BY P^EDICAL INSPECTION. Uncleanllness.—During the year under review 19 children were found to be in such an unclean condition that it was con- sidered necessarv to exclude them from school. There were in addition 391 children who were found to have a few nits only. Notices were sent to the parents calling their attention to the condition. Not a single child was found to have a verminous or offen- sively dirty bodv. The figures show an improvement on those of the previous year. It is interesting to compare the aliove figures with those given in m\- first .Annual Report for 1911. The number of ('hildren