[Report 1936] / School Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough.
- Smethwick (Worcestershire, England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1936
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1936] / School Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![MID-MORNING MILK. A total ()1 1,177,905 milk meals were sii])])lie(l durinj;' the year, 115,526 free and l,()64,v^79 for payment. The hiii^hest mimher of children partaking- of milk meals durinj^- the year was 5,552 for ])ayment and 642 free of charj^e— a lurther decrease in the total luimher of children partakin*;' of mid-morning' milk, although the milk meals su])])lied were 57,124 more than last year. SCHOOL BATHS. The numhers attending the Smethwick Oaths for the t)ast live \ears were as follows :—- h'Jementary Secondary 1 )oys Girls Total Hoys Girls Total 1952 .. 16,595 15,745 52,556 2,200 1,095 5,295 1955 . 18,912 15,754 54,666 2,480 806 5,286 1954 .. . 19,201 16,208 55,409 ,4 a / 1,047 4,504 1955 .. . 12,895 11,405 24,298 2,801 958 5,759 1956 . . 25,627 20,084 45,711 5,651 1,448 5,099 Grand Totals— 1952 ... ... 55,629 1955 ... ... 57,952 1954 ... ... 59,915 l'J35 ... ... 28,057 1956 ... ... 48,810 GO-OPERATION OF PARENTS. ()ne or other ])arent or relative was ])resent at 5,499 exami¬ nations, or 88.9T, a ver\' satisfactor}' hgure. It is evident that the ])arents in Smethwick take a very considerable interest in the health and welfare of their children, and this interest is ot great value in assisting the school medical service. The ])resence of a ]')arent ai an examination enables the doctor to ex))lain the nature of anv defect found in the child, and to indicate what treatment is necessary, and where and how it may he obtained, GO-OPERATION OF TEACHERS. The co-operation of the teachers in the work ot school medical ins])ection and treatment during the year has been most hel[)fuk Tliey have alwaws been ready to give assistance and](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30091536_0031.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
