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

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

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    TO THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BRECON SHIRE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. .Mr. Chairman Ladies and Gentlemen— I have the honour to present to you the 48th Annual Report on the School Medical Service and its work during the year ending 31st December, 1958. During the year 1,201 children were medically inspected who ere attending the Primary Schools and 818 attending the County Grammar and Secondary Schools, compared with 2,072 and 1,334 respectively in 1957 lhe arrangements of the age-groups of school children for medical examination were altered during 1953, as permitted by the School Health Services and Handicapped Pupils Regula- tions, 1953. This alteration of age-groups was continued during 1958, and such arrangement seems to have justified itself and appears to have worked satisfactorily. It is gratifying to note that of the Primary School children examined during the year by the school medical staff 99.42% were found to have satisfactory health, and only 0.58% were found to be below par. The figures corresponding for the Secondary Modern and County Giammar School children vary only slightly from the 11 imary School figures, being 98.93:% satisfactory, and 1.07% below the requisite standard needed. Handicapped Pupils—Special Schools.—in the Tables VII and VIII appended to this report, will be found full details of handicapped children in the Countv for whom places have been found m Special Schools. Penoyre Open Air Residential School for Delicate Pupils. During the year nine delicate children were admitted to this school and two pupils were discharged. On the 31st. December lJo8, twelve pupils were still resident at the school. Education Act, 1944, Section 57 (3) .-During the year two children were referred to the School Medical Services Committee in accordance with the Education Act, 1944, Section 57 (3) as bemg ineducable and the necessary reports issued to the Mental Health Services Sub-Conunittee. One child was referred back m tVf imh00n‘A adl\Cra S„rvices Sob-Committee under Section 8 ot tl1e Education (Miscellaneous Provisions Act), 1948 i,,w;Ch% C10SUPe,S-~No , soh°ols ’<=» closed on account of infectious disease during the year.