[Report 1959] / Principal School Medical Officer of Health, Warwickshire County Council.

  • Warwickshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Principal School Medical Officer of Health, Warwickshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    17. Deaths of School children. Thirty-six children between the age of 5 and 14 years died during the year, a similar figure to 1958. Deaths from accidents and malignant disease (including Leukaemia) again remained the two major causes. Motor-vehicle Accidents Other Accidents... Malignant Disease Leukaemia and Aleukaemia Bronchitis and Pneumonia Homicide Congenital Malformations Tuberculosis Other Infectious Diseases Nephritis and Nephrosis All Other Causes 1959. 3 3 2 1 1 6 1958. 11) 17 5) 2 f 3 7 1 1 2 1 5 36 ... 37 18. Convalescence. During the year 87 children of school age were sent away for periods of convalescence. Twenty-two of these were sent on the recommendation of Specialists at Hospital, fifteen by Family General Practitioners, seven by Chest Physicians, and the remaining forty-three by our own Assistant School Medical Officers. These children had been suffering from general debility, bronchitis, influenza, pneu¬ monia, post-operative conditions, poliomyelitis, diabetes, asthma and tuberculosis. 19. Handicapped Pupils. (Tables 15, 16, 17 and 18). During the year 290 children were newly ascertained, bringing the total number on the register to 1,566, compared with a total of 1,442 at the end of 1958. The ascertainment rate amongst boys still continued to be at a higher level than in girls, especially in certain categories, and the total number of boys registered was 956 compared with 610 girls. The major category of handicapped pupil continued to be the educationally sub-normal, and over half of the new ascertainments for the year were in this group. There are now 852 such children registered as requiring special educational facilities which amounts to one in a hundred of the school population. Wherever possible, handicapped pupils are recommended for ordinary schooling (in special classes where necessary) and a quarter of the children now registered are on trial or able to manage in ordinary schools. The teachers in the ordinary schools assist these children, despite the large classes with which they contend. Certain children, however, especially where the handicap is severe, require the facilities of the special school to enable them to develop their limited abilities to the fullest extent. Detailed information of the placing of the children in the various categories will be found in table 15. S. W. SAVAGE, M.A., M.D. (Cantab ), D.P.H., Principal School Medical Officer. Shire Hall, Warwick.