[Report 1932] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1932
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Credit: [Report 1932] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ I wish to make it quite clear that I am extremely desirous that the consumption of milk should go on, that I hesitate to write about the matter lest by so doing the milk supply should be stopped, but that in the absence of any regular bacteriological examination of the milk there is no guarantee that it conforms to the necessary standard. I am sure you will agree with me that milk supplied by arrangement through the Head Teacher to school children should, when possible, carry with it a guarantee of quality and cleanliness. If the quantity of milk supplied to the school is trifling, and is provided by the milk- seller more as a favour than anything else, it may be difficult, if not impossible, to comply with the above resolution ; but where a milkseller is reallv anxious to sell this milk to the school children, I think he ought to take steps to get his name on the Accredited Milk Producers’ Register of the County Agricultural Department.” EDUCATIONAL WORK OF MEDICAL OFFICERS AND OTHERS. The most effective form of Education in matters pertaining to health, as probablv in other things, can be provided by a practical demonstration ; and for this reason'it is particularly desirable that the hygienic condition of the schools should be of the highest standard obtainable. In addition to the instruction which the children receive from the teachers in health matters as part of the school curriculum, addresses are given by the Assistant School Medical Officers when they visit the schools, when time and opportunity allow. This important branch of the work is capable of much further development. Summary of Assistant Medical Officers’ Addresses to School Children. Dr. Blake. . Dr. Harris Dr. Proctor Dr. Weston Dr. Priestley Dr. Evans Total number of lectures .. 87 FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION. During the year, 171 schools were visited once only, 116 twice, and 35 three times, while 8 were not visited. This represents a total of 508 medical inspections as opposed to 515 during the previous year. Although seven fewer medical inspections were carried out, there was an increase of 860 in the number of children who underwent routine examination. The following are particulars of the number of children who underwent medical examination by the Assistant School Medical Officers :— Routine Examinations. Aged 5. Aged 8. Aged 12. Special Cases. Re-examinations. Total. Dr. Harris .. 648 633 5E5 193 2,883 4,872 Dr. Blake 711 663 707 248 2,458 4,787 Dr. Weston .. 627 627 627 156 1,644 3,681 Dr. Priestley .. 470 519 488 3i 1,897 3,405 Dr. Proctor . . • • 493 634 661 150 1,323 3,261 Dr. Evans .. 422 420 328 65 814 2,049 Totals for 1932 •• 3,371 3.496 3.326 843 11,019 22,055 Totals for 1931 •• 3,3i3 3.568 2,452 1,054 12,002 22,389 18 12 11 9 y y y y