[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SCHOOL NURSES Figures relating to the work of tlie school nurses for Ulo'J, are as follows:-— \’isits to ►SehooLs : — Routine exaiiiiiiations 729 Follow-ui> visits 151 No. of ehildreji exaiiiiiual 7()()54 Visits to IRanes :•— No. of liojues visited 2<5t)0 No. of 1‘liildi’en seen on these visits o243 R(\‘isons foi' these visits : — rneleauliness 931 Minor ailnunits 4ti9 Nutrition 5S2 Other reasons 1249 INFECTIOUS DISEASES I’artieulars I’elatiiig to notihahle infectious diseases will 1)(* found in niy report as ('onnty Medical Officer. It was not nt'cessury to (dose any sfdiools on account of outbreaks of infectious diseases. Sjjecial refei’ence should be made to an out-break of jaundice in tin' Sherburn area where ffi) cases occurred among s(diool (diildren. This condition is not notifiable under the hnblic Health Aids and Iherefore unless the local doctors or head tea(du'rs notify the S(diool Medical Officer such an out-break may pass unnoticed. EXAMINATION FOR MENTAL CONDITION During the yeai' I Do (diildren were specdally examined, ('ompai’ed uilh l^id in the jirevious year. The findings of these special examinations w^ere as follows : — Normal intelligeiice 5 Kdiieal ionally Sub-normal : — (a) for education in siK>cial classes 9 (h) for education in special schools 43 Por notitication under M D. Act: — (a) Pnder Section 57 (3) of the Education Act, 1944 , 12 (hi Pnder Sectiim 57 (4) of the Education Act, 1944 ,.... — (c) tdider Section 57 (5) of the Education Act, 1944 17 Decisions deferred 10 In addition d children, previously ascertained as educationally sub-normal, were re-examined and found not to reiiuire su])ervision after leaving school. As will be seen from the table which follows, at the end of the year, there were 179 children who had been ascertained as educationally sub-normal of whom 137 were still in Primary or vSecondary Schools in the County. Of these, 72 had been recommended for admission to Special Schools and 67) for admission to special classes in ordinary schools.