[Report 1952] / School Medical Officer of Health, Worcestershire / County of Worcester County Council.

  • Worcestershire (England). County Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / School Medical Officer of Health, Worcestershire / County of Worcester County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The physique of the children generally is good, and that of the younger children is very good The standard of cleanliness is high on the whole. The school clinic is not well attended, but many children attend private practitioners in the town. More children could with advantage to their general health derive benefit from a stay at the Open Air School—but offers of this privilege are often refused. Little of the much needed dental work has been done, but now (1953) a dental surgeon has begun full time work here, and the good results of her treatment will soon be apparent. Oculist and orthopaedic sessions continue as before, and are well attended. Lack of an adequate room for medical inspections in the older school buildings is often a trial, but head teachers without ex¬ ception offer the best accommodation available. A new County Modern School was opened in Redditch last September. Here a clean and attractively painted—but otherwise not very suitable—room is available for medical inspection.”