[Report 1952] / School Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow.

  • Glasgow (Scotland)
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / School Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1 he medical examination of students attending pre-vocational courses was continued and 275 of these students were examined during the Session. School illeuls Stuff Examinations. During the year 884 employees in school meals’ kitchens were examined by School Medical Officers. The results of the examinations were as follows : New Old Staff. Staff. T otal. Number certified fit 227 592 819 Number failed to attend 1 — 1 Number certified unfit ... 58 6 64 286 598 884 The diseases or defects which caused rejection were :— Old Staff ... ... Otorrhoea, 2 (now fit) ; albuminuria, 2 (1 now fit) ; varicose phlebitis, 1 ; tuberculosis, 1. New Staff ... ... Tuberculosis, 7; varicose veins, 6 ; uncleanliness (including nits, vermin) 13 ; heart conditions, 3 ; high blood pressure, 7; skin disease, 2 ; albuminuria, 2 ; oral hygiene, 4 ; hernia, 2 ; pes planus, 2 ; miscellaneous, 10. Close co-operation with the Youth Employment Service has existed since its inception, information being forwarded regarding the health of children about to leave school, especially as to their unsuitability for employment in certain occupations. Recently, there has been a closer liaison with the adoption of a permanent arrangement whereby the School Medical Officer, immediately after the final “ passing-out ” examination of handicapped pupils, consults with the local Youth Employment Officer and discusses, in the light of the physical disability of each pupil, the most suitable type of available employment for each. As a result, an even greater safeguard has been provided against the dangers of placing physically handicapped children in employment which might be injurious to their health or aggravate existing disabilities.