[Report 1953] / School Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough.

  • Tynemouth (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / School Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    School Medical Department, Public Health Office, Preston Road, NORTH SHIELDS. 1st April, 1954. To The Chairman and Members of the County Borough of Tynemouth Education Committee. Ladies and Gentlemen, I have pleasure in presenting the Forty-fifth Annual Report on the work of the School Health Service for the year ending 31st December 1953. Periodic inspections and re-inspections in the schools were again carried out by two part-time Medical Officers, Dr. A. E. W’hite and Dr. Jean White. Dr. Jean White who commenced duty on January 7th 1953, resigned on December 10th 1953. Dr. Margaret B. Steel, Assistant Medical Officer of Health, lias again been responsible for the ascertainment of handicapped pupils, also for the medical work in the Tynemouth Open-Air Day School and the Lovaine House Special Day School for Educationally Sub-Normal Children. Dr. Steel also held general clinics, when necessary, to deal with special cases. The medical and clerical units of the School Health Service were transferred from the Education Department to the Public Health Department at the beginning of x\pril 1953. School Clinics were held at the Public Health Department, Preston Road, North Shields, on the following sessions :— Doctors Clinics. Monday morning, Wednesday morning and afternoon, Thursday afternoon. School Nurses Clinics for the Treatment of Minor Ailments. Monday afternoon, Tuesday morning, Wednesday afternoon, Thursday morning, Friday morning. The general condition of the children examined at Periodic Inspections remained at a high level, 92.09 per cent, of those examined being classified Good as compared with 76.42 per cent, in 1952 ; 0.16 per cent, were classified '' Poor ” as compared with 0.19 per cent, in 1952. I wish to express my appreciation to all who have co-operated with me in the interests of the School Health Service. I am. Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, RODERICK H. DAWSON, * Medical Of ficer of Health and Principal School Medical Officer,