[Report 1928] / Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough.

  • Bury (Greater Manchester, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1928
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Credit: [Report 1928] / Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    St. Peter's. March 21lh St. Thomas’. ,, Elton Council. - ,, East \\'ar(J Council. ,, Junior Technical. ,, Secondary. ,, The* School Medical Ofht'er Health, notification of all ('ases occurring' in the Borough, and action when necessary. to April 16th (inclusive). M >5 yi ?) ) ) . ' 5 ) ” ' )) ? > j > receives, as Medical Officer of of notifiable Infectious Disease is thus enabled to take prompt “ FOLLOWING UP.” Medical Inspection is obviously of very little use unless those ('hildren who are found to be suffering from some disease or defect are ” followed up ” in order to ensure that the necessary treatment is obtained. Tlie procedure adopted in this Borough is as follows ; A note is at once sent to the parent informing him of any abnormal condition discovered, and urging him to obtain appro- priate treatment. After an interval the house is visited by the nurse and enquiries made as to whether treatment has been obtained. If not, a further note is sent, and after another interval the house is again visited. These visits are repeated as often as necessary, but owing to the unsatisfactory replies often given by parents and the difficulty experienced by the Nurses, with the limited time at their disposal, in getting into touch with the latter (many of them being out at work at the time of the visit), they are. as far as possible, induced to attend the clinic. In this way many more parents are prevailed upon to obtain medical treatment for their children, and by calling- up the latter from time to time the receipt of such treatment can be verified. In certain special cases (defective vision, tonsils and adenoids, 8cc.) arrangements are made, where necessary, for the child to receive treatment under the scheme of the Local Authority. Such schemes at present in operation are detailed in a succeeding pafag-raph. All children found to be defective on inspection are re- examined by the Medical Officer on his next visit to the school in order to ascertain whether treatment has been obtained, and, if so, the result of same.