[Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough.

  • Bury (Greater Manchester, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Warth School : Infants’ Department, noon, 21st May to 26th May, owing; to prevalence of Chicken-pox. St. Thomas’s School : Infants’ Department, 22nd November to 10th December, owing- to prevalence of Measles. “ FOLLOWING UP. Medical Inspection is obviously of very little use unless those children who are found to be suffering from some disease or defect are followed up ’’ in order to ensure that the necessary treatment is obtained. The 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. In certain special cases (defective vision, &c.) arrange- ments are made, where necessary, for the child to receive treat- ment under the scheme of the Local Authority. Such schemes at present in operation are detailed in a succeeding paragraph. 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. In addition to the Routine Medical Inspections periodical examinations for cleanliness are made by the school nurses, special attention being paid to the heads of the girls. In cases where uncleanliness exists, a card is sent to the parent calling his atten- tion to the fact and giving instructions for cleansing. If, on subsequent examination, the condition is found to persist, a card of a different colour and more strongly worded is sent. If on a third examination the condition still persists the child is excluded, and in some cases prosecutions have been instituted. In bad cases the child is excluded at once. The institution of the School Clinic has greatly facilitated the work of following up. Frequently, parents who have received