[Report 1918] / Principal School Medical Officer of Health, Warwickshire County Council.

  • Warwickshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1918
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Credit: [Report 1918] / Principal School Medical Officer of Health, Warwickshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    12. The provision of such Temporary Centres would be warranted in any part of the County where a sufficient number of Schools could conveniently be tapped, such as Warwick, Kenilworth, Bedworth, Atherstone, Glascote, Alcester, Stratford-on- Avon, Southam and Brailes. 13. The more rural schools would be dealt with individually, the best arrangements possible being made at the school. 14. In only one instance would I recommend for the present the provision of a Permanent Dental Clinic, that is in the Urban District of Rugby. The populous character of this district, which Includes New Bilton and neighbouring villages, calls for such provision. ‘ I estimate that there will be sufficient work hereto require the holding of a Clinic at least one half-day a week. I would suggest that a room for this purpose be secured at No. 16, Hillmorton Road, already taken by the Health Committee for purposes in connection with its sanitary work. This Clinic could be undertaken by a local part-time Dentist, but during the inception of the scheme it might be more economical to utilize the services of the whole¬ time Officer. Conveyance and Equipment. 15. The Dentist should be provided with a Motor Car, together with portable equip¬ ment which could thus be conveyed from place to place with ease. 16. The equipment would consist of a Folding Chair, Portable Dental Engine and Cabinet, Spitoon, Basins, Instruments, and Apparatus for Gas administration. 17. The Rugby Centre should be fitted with permanent equipment, since this will be in use weekly or oftener as occasion arises. Estimates. 18. Capital Expenditure. £ (a) Motor Car (if provided) .... . . 300 (b) Appliances for One Dentist . . 70 (c) Fittings for Permanent Clinic . . 80 £450 19. Annual Cost of Maintenance. (1) Salaries— £ (a) One whole-time Dentist . . 350—400 (b) Anaesthetists . ...... . 30 (c) Contributions to District Nursing Associations 50 (2) Travelling Expenses . . . 150 (3) Printing, etc. . . . . 40 (4) Drugs and Materials. . . . 40 (5) Rent of Permanent Clinic and Temporary Centres 40 £750 (d) REVIEW OF ACTION TAKEN TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN SCHOOLS. 41. Ten thousand nine hundred and five notifications of Infectious Disease, including Skin diseases and Verminous conditions, have been received from Teachers and School Attendance Officers, as compared with 6,625 during the previous year. There has been a distinct fall in the incidence of Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, and Sore Throats, while the prevalence of Whooping Cough has greatly increased. 42. The disease which yielded 5,316 notifications, equalling in number all the other infectious diseases put together, was Influenza. This is hardly to be wondered at when one remembers the two epidemics that invaded the country during the year, the first occurring