[Report 1933] / School Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield.

  • Chesterfield (England). Council.
Date:
1933
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    CO-ORDINATION. The closest co-ordination exists between all the health services of the Borough, the Medical Officer of Health being also the School Medical Officer, while the Health Visitors also act as School Nurses. The care of debilitated children under school age is under- taken by the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee. SCHOOL HYGIENE. As indicated in previous reports, the building of several new schools and the reconstruction of others has taken place during the last four 3'^ears. These buildings are all of excellent design, and are in accord with modern ideas for securing the maximum of light and fresh air, and are undoubtedly having a very beneficial effect on the general health of the children. MEDICAL INSPECTION. Every child is examined at least three times during its school career, as an “ Entrant,” as an ” Intermediate ” when eight years of age and as a ” Leaver ” at the age of twelve. “ Exceptional Cases,” that is to say children suffering from various conditions such as Heart Disease, Epilepsy, Crippling, etc., sufficiently severe to interfere with an ordinary mode of life are examined at least once a year. In addition to this, any child who is ailing or who has recovered from some condition which is likely to recur is examined at regular intervals during its school life. FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION. The defects discovered during the School Medical Inspections will be found summarised in Table 2 at the end of this report and as will be seen from this Table consist mainly of dental defects, visual defects, and defects of the Ear, Nose and Throat. UNCLEANLINESS. In addition to the routine medical inspections, periodical examinations for cleanliness are made by the School Nurses during the year. During the period under review 39,585 children were examined in the schools and of this number 1,286 were found unclean, a decrease of children found unclean of 800 on last year’s figures.