[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Midlothian & Peebleshire.

  • Midlothian & Peebleshire (Scotland). Council.
Date:
1963
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Credit: [Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Midlothian & Peebleshire. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    present 75 reported cases among children and adults. The majority of these cases have been specially “ screened ” at Westerlea or Rhuemore while the others are either under supervision at hospitals’ paediatric departments, or in the case of the majority of the mild defects, are under the supervision of the Orthopaedic Consultants to the schools orthopaedic scheme. In the case of school children, educational provision is as follows:— Westerlea School for Spastics ..... 5 Stanmore House (low-grade spastics) .... 1 Ordinary Schools . . . . . . . 16 Special Schools for Educationally Subnormal Pupils . 2 Occupational Centres ...... 5 At home, associated mental handicap, not yet fit for school ........ 7 36 In addition the visiting Physiotherapist, the Occupational Therapist and Speech Therapist from Rhuemore visit the homes of certain of these children regularly. Close co-operation with General Practitioners is maintained. The Local Authority makes an annual grant to the Longstone Play Centre for transport of children. At the end of the year 1 pre- school child, 2 home-bound children, 1 education authority occu- pational centre child and 2 young persons, were attending the centre for periods varying from 1 day per fortnight to 3 days per week. Convalescent Home Provision There are no voluntary or local authority convalescent homes in the County. Chiropody Service This is carried on by the Midlothian Branch of the British Red Cross Society for the benefit of old age pensioners. A charge of 2s. per clinic visit and 4s. per domiciliary visit is made, the deficit being met by the Society, assisted by a grant from the County Council.