[Report 1958] / School Medical Officer of Health, Anglesey County Council.

  • Anglesey (Wales). County Council. no2003102100.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / School Medical Officer of Health, Anglesey County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER THE RESULTS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION The school population on 16th January, 1959, was : Primary Schools 4,939 Secondary Schools 3,718 Special School 50 8,707 The work of medical inspection is detailed in tables at the end of this report. The statistics reflect a satisfactory state of health among the school population. During the year there were 3 deaths of children aged 5 to 15 years (a death rate of approximately 0.3 per 1,000 school population per annum). Accidents caused the death of all three. Details of notifiable diseases for the year are appended, showing the total occurring at all ages and the number among children of school age. The table includes cases diagnosed in Caernarvonshire hospitals and therefore notifiable to the Medical Officer of Health of the district in which the hospital is situate. Disease Urban Rural Total No. of School-age Children Diphtheria — — — — Scarlet Fever 21 29 50 35 Ac. Poliomyelitis* — 1 1 — Ac. Pneumonia 3 4 7 1 Dysentery 6 8 14 5 Food Poisoning 1 — 1 — Measles . 623 520 1,143 736 Whooping Cough — 2 2 2 Paratyphoid and Typhoid .. — 1 1 — Meningococcal Infections .. — — — — Erysipelas — — — — TOTAL . 654 565 1,219 779 *Non-paralytic.