[Report 1912] / School Health Service, Halifax County Borough.

  • Halifax (England). County Borough Council. School Health Service.
Date:
1912
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Credit: [Report 1912] / School Health Service, Halifax County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    At the Berlin Congress last Summer I pointed out that to extend this work, the recognised Open Air School should be made a centre, by a few months’ stay with a rota of teachers, for arousing the interest of all the teachers throughout the schools under any Authority. OPEN AIR SCHOOL. The fifth session was opened 15th April, 1912, and closed 3rtl December, 1912. On Medical Register, 107; Boys 53, Girls 54. Ages 6-12 years (three only under 6 years). 13 or 12-1% had attended during a previous session. Of the 107 admitted: («) 5 were withdrawn or transferred to Residence within a month ; (i) 10 were transferred to Residence after a few months ; (c) 11 were children sent into Open Air School after leaving the Home. Excluding these, of the 81 Open Air Children who passed through the school: 32 stayed between 7 and 8 months 2<-* 6 ,, 7 »> ^2 ,, 4 n b ,, *5 >> 2 ,, 3 )i 2 ». 1 ,, 2 „ 1 he physical defects on admission, with a general statement of results are as follows :— No. Results Good Fair Poor or Worse Malnutrition, Anaemia, De-1 bility, Catarrh, &c. 39 25 10 4 Pretuberculars, i.e. Suspected Phthisis, or Anaemia and Malnutrition with Lung >- 12 1 6 Signs or definite history of contact ... j J Early Phthisis 5 4 0 1 Tubercular Glands . . 11 7 1 3 Heart and Circulation Affec-] tions ... ... ...) 7 3 2 2 Neurotic and Choreic Cases 3 1 1 1 Rickets 3 3 0 0 Mastoid Disease 1 1 0 0