[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough.

  • Bournemouth (England). County Borough Council. nb2004301338.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ;To The Chairman and Members of the Education Committee. ^Mr. Chairman, Eadies and Gentlemen, I have the honour to submit to you my third Annual Report as ^Medical Officer to the Education Committee. This report is the 145th of the series dealing with medical inspection, treatment and the general health of children in attendance at your schools. As in previous years, medical inspections of school children were carried out in the prescribed age groups. These became tsomewhat in arrears during the year owing to a long period without I the full establishment of school nurses. We have been fortunate throughout the year in having four j^full time dental officers who have made very considerable progress in catching up with the arrears resulting from the lack of whole r time staff during last year. The general health of the school children has on the whole :i remained good throughout the year. A total of 5 cases of polio- j myelitis were notified, of these four showed evidence of paralysis. Another good year’s work has been carried out by the Child ^ Guidance Centre, though already it is apparent that the Consultant f. Psychiatrist should be permitted to work an additional session leach week if a heavy waiting list is to be avoided. The South ( West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board has been asked to grant r.an extra weekly consultant session, but so far this has not been k allowed. I hope that continued representations will be made to l^the Regional Board, as it would be a pity for this work, so well ^ begun, to fall behindhand, i j In writing this brief introduction to my report, I would refer j to the retirement of your Education Officer Mr. Childs during the syear, and in doing so, express my sincere thanks to him for the I helpful co-operation I have always received from him in carrying t out my duties to the Education Committee. It is a great pleasure to me to know that this happy co-operation will continue under his ) successor, Mr. Smedley. I am deeply grateful to the Chairman and Members of the [Education Committee for the kind support and encouragement Ghey have given me in carrying out the Tuberculin patch testing I surveys, the result of which gave a clear indication of the value of : introducing this test as part of the routine school medical inspection of school entrants. i