[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1953
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![PROVISIONS OF MEALS AND MILK The total number of school meals piovided dunn:.' lOdd was 1,529,440, a decrease of 135,913 on 1952. ()f th-.s number 1.218.T]o meals were supplied on payment and 310,724 v. ere provided fre-. Thc figures include meals to teaching staffs, supplied at the appropriate rate. Children attending 3daintained Schools receive one-third of a piii* of milk free of charge daily. During the year, 3.485.9'>s one-third pint bottles were supplied. CLEANLINESS AND CLOTHING The general standard of cleanliness is satisfactory leaving regard to the congested conditions of the area. Health Vi.sitors made periodic inspections during school term and 66.139 examinations were carried out. 1,418 pupils were found to be infested with vermin. The standard of clothing and footwear are generally satisfactory. VACCINATION When the Xational Health Sei\ice Act 1941) came into operation in 1948, tlu! compulsory vaccination of chihlren under the \'accinatif)n A(‘ts 1867 to 1907 was no longer enforceable. Since 1948 there has been a considerable decline in the numl)er of (diildren vaccinated. During 1953, 8,642 childi-en were (‘xaniined by Scdiool .Medical Otli- cers at routine School Inspections. Of this number 4.4^3 (dtildren had been vaccinated and 4,159 had not been vaccinated. ddie following table (dearly shows the decline in vatadnation durinv recent years. Not Age range Number Classilication Vaccinated Miccinated 3 to 6 yrs. 2,545 Entrants 846 1.699 33% 67% 74 to 84 yrs. 2,615 Intermediate 1.288 1,327 primary pupils 49% 51% 10 to 11 yrs. 1,777 Primary 1,154 623 leavers 65% 35% 14 to 16 yrs. 1,705 School 1,195 510 leavers 70% 30% MINOR AILMENT CLINICS At the Central School Clinic, 3 Conway Street, a service is provided for school children living in the centre of the town who require treat- It lent for their minor ailments. Children from the north-end of the town are treated at the North Clinic, l^ark Road West. Children living in south Riidvenhead are dealt with at the South Clinic, Bedford Avenue, Rock Ferry. During term all three clinics are open on Alonday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. In the school holiday periods the Central Clinic remains open for the treatment of minor ailments, and the carrying out of special examinations. The North and South Clinics are opened as re-qtiired.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927473_0073.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
