[Report 1916] / Medical Officer of Health, Chadderton U.D.C.

  • Chadderton (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1916
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Credit: [Report 1916] / Medical Officer of Health, Chadderton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    At intervals the School Nurses examine the children in the Schools as to their cleanliness. As a result many cases of (a) Pediculosis of the head, (b) Eingworm of the scalp, several cases of Scabies, and a few with vermin on the body were found. All these cases were excluded from School until cured. The Nurses follow u]) ” the cases, and, if possible, get the cases of Pediculosis of the head to attend at the School Clinic. Gases attending get better much quicker than those treated at home. Some of the parents of the children suttering from Eingworm of the scalp are advised to hav(* X-Eays applied. The following is a Eecord of the work of the School Nurses during the year (One Nurse up to November lOth):—• Medical Inspections 69 Home Visits 668 School Visits 184 All the children in the Schools were examined by the Nurse as to cleanliness, &c., and at practically every visit to a School by the Nurse at least one class is examined. Special visits \vere made by the Schools Aledical Officer to Schools to make enquiries about cases of Infectious Disease, and to examine classes of children in wdiich these diseases had occurred. Such visits were made on account of tl]e prevalence of Measles and Whooping Cough. The Education Committee again decided to subscribe ten guineas to the Oldham Eoyal Infirmary. In retuiai for tills amount twenty recommends were provided for the use of scholars residing in Chadderton. The recommends are issued by the Schools Medical Officer. The following cases were provided with recommends, and the results of the treatment are also showm : —